SEA WOLF ADVENTURES
ACTIVE SMALL SHIP ADVENTURE CRUISING IN ALASKA & BRITISH COLUMBIA
ADVENTURES
INFORMATION
ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL RECOMENDATIONS
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ACCESS JUNEAU
Juneau, the capital of Alaska is a very nice city with a variety of wildlife – bald eagles, seals, whales, and bears to name a few – everywhere you look. Despite being a small city (~30,000 people), it is full of great sites. There are some wheelchair accessible hiking trails where you can observe impressive glaciers and ice fields.
RESOURCES TO EXPLORE:
Access Juneau PDF: A list of accessible options.
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) is very helpful in answering questions.
Travel Juneau Visitors Bureau: Page for Access Juneau
TRANSPORTATION:
Alaska Airlines Special Needs FAQ's
Juneau airport (JNU) –The airport has an elevator to easily access other levels of the airport. The Juneau airport also has a jet bridge to board and de-board the aircraft. Contact your airline to plan ahead for assistance or for an aisle chair for transfer into the aircraft.
Ground Transportation: The hotels are pretty good at taking you around town. However they may/may not have wc access vans.Taxi's are not accessible. Care-a-Van offers transportation around Juneau and must be scheduled in advance. 907 463-6194. If you are in Juneau more than a day renting a vehicle may be best. Traveling in a manual chair helps with access.
Hotels:
Prospector Hotel: www.prospectorhotel.com - (907) 586-3737“The outer door is manual. Very nice wheelchair accessibility, except that doors operated with a key rather than a card. Rooms are large with lots of extra space. The room had a very large bathroom with roll in shower and bench seat. The hotel had a wheelchair accessible restaurant attached. The hotel was centrally located downtown, and there is a wheelchair accessible grocery store a few blocks away.”
Travelodge Hotel: www.travelodge.com - (907) 789-9700 2 Queen bed wheelchair accessible rooms with roll in shower and bench seat. Accessible restaurant attached.
ACTIVITIES:
Alaska State Museum http://www.museums.state.ak.us/: The museum is accessible and has a ramp that leads to the entrance. The museum has a wheelchair for visitors to use if needed. The museum offers a docent for people who have visual impairments.
The Canvas http://www.canvasarts.org/: “Juneau has a great community art studio and gallery, The Canvas. It supports community wide art, including classes and adaptive equipment for people with disabilities
Mount Roberts http://www.alaska.net/~junotram/Information_Center/information_center.html: “We took the tram up to Mount Roberts. Overall it is a beautiful view and wheelchair accessible. At the top there is a visitor’s center and restaurant, with an elevator to a short boardwalk outside.
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/ro/naturewatch/southeast/mtgoatsmgvc/mgvc.htm: “The beautiful Mendenhall Glacier has an accessible boardwalk and you can get a great view of the glacier. The Visitor’s Center is accessible and very informative. There are accessible trails throughout the center.
Kaxdegoowu Heen Dei "Brotherhood Bridge" Trail: “The Brotherhood Bridge trail is a flat 2-3 mile trail that is very wheelchair and slow walkers friendly. Access off the parking lot on the main road. Great Trail but can get crowded in peak summer season.
ACCESS GUSTAVUS
Visitors arrive by plane or boat as there are no outside roads connected to the area. Air taxis, Alaska airlines jet, and a privately run ferry provide service to Gustavus from Juneau during the summer months. There are a variety of hosted Inns, Bed & Breakfasts in Gustavus and a lodge in the National Park. Visitors can easily spend a day exploring the dock, beach, forelands and back roads of Gustavus. 360 degree views of mountains with wildflowers in the foreground are the setting for many memorable photos. The flat and open terrain and asphalt surface make for pleasant wheeling.
Gustavus Visitors Association: www.gustavusak.com
Flights: Alaska Air www.alaskaair.com flies their jet into Gustavus once a day. They have a wheelchair ramp. Air Excursions www.airexcursions.com 907/697-2375 as can accommodate wheelchair travelers - it is a little more of an adventure but worth the effort, there is nothing quite like a bush flight.
Lodging:
Gustavus
Inn, Phone: 907.697.2254 Toll Free: 800.649.5220 Fax: 907.697.2255
Email: dave@gustavusinn.com Web site: www.gustavusinn.com
Have great wheelchair access.
Annie Mae Lodge Phone: 907.697.2346 Toll Free: 800.478.2346 Fax: 907.697.2211
Email: info@anniemae.com Web site: www.anniemae.com
Have great wheelchair access.
TRANSPORTATION: There is not an accessible vehicle in town-yet, give me time I am trying to work on one :). But there are lots of willing hands at TLC Taxi :907/697-2239 . The Inns above all offer transportation around town and to the boat.
Activities: The park lodge has a museum you can access by elevator and a short trail. The roads are safe for walking, biking and wheeling. There is one accessible trail but after the boardwalk ends you either turn back or if you have a strong buddy or two getting over the rough patches is doable to finish the whole trail. Going off road is ok if you are aware the ground can become boggy and that bears and moose abound in this wilderness.
The Bartlett Cove (NPS) docks are easily accessible at high tide. We have up to 24' tides and floating docks so the ramps can become steep at low tide. Depending on your level of adventure or assistance, the docks can be accessed at all tides. There are hand rails as well as the lodges can drive you down to the boat in our van.
In Gustavus, The Nagoon Berry trail is accessible, maybe a few boggy spots. This is a gorgeous trail through woods muskeg, moose browse area and around by the beach.
For complete info about the town, click Gustavus Visitor's Association
Alaska Marine Hwy (Ferries) and railways are Accessible.