- The list below includes 45 free or cheap things to do in or near Haines, Alaska, including 22 different types of inexpensive activities like Rafting, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Natural History Museums and River.
- From Chilkoot River to Haines Borough Public Library, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Haines and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Skagway.
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The Chilkoot River is very popular among wildlife watchers, because in here grizzly bears and their cubs are gathering for their yearly fish-feeding frenzy.
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The Haines Borough Public Library is a central community center in the area of Haines with resources, materials, and programs for kids, teens, and adults. It even won the Best Small Library in America award in 2005.
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Haines's Chilkat River is a scenic destination that offers opportunities for rafting and kayaking as well as for wildlife viewing. The river offers magnificent scenery, and is a frequent home to bears, wolves, eagles, and other wildlife.
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Taking visitors on excursions through the native Alaskan wilderness, guides narrate the history of the region at Alaska Nature Tours. Wildlife like grizzly bears and bald eagles can be spotted from a distance on the tour.
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There are over 15 species of animals which can be encountered during a tour with Kroschel Films Wildlife Center. All the animals (wolves, bears, lynxes, and others) are rescued from life threatening situations, and now they found their home on the site.
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The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve covers 48,000 acres and is the temporary home of over 3,500 bald eagles during the salmon spawning season. The Bald Eagle Festival is held each year in here.
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Known for its extensive wooden playground, Tlingit Park offers children features like a stage, trampoline bridge, sand boxes, monkey bars, climbing towers, fort structures, and more. The park also has picnic areas with barbecues.
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Located a mere 15 miles from Skagway, the Haines Wilderness River Adventure is a guided tour through the enormous (48000 acre) Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The boat tour offers ample opportunities to see pristine nature and wildlife.
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Chilkat Guides - Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Float offers its clients tours with 18 foot-long rafts. Besides the bald eagles, the most common wildlife species to be spotted are the bears and the wolves. A picnic is also included.
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Takshanuk Mountain Trail by 4x4 offers its visitors touring services with ATVs. All tours include, besides plenty of wildlife spotting, a barbeque made meal.