Hotels & Motels in Wrangell, Alaska

Wrangell is located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island, an island in the Alaska Panhandle. It is 155 miles (250 km) south of the Alaskan capital of Juneau and 6 hours by ferry or 85 air miles north of Ketchikan. The town is named after the island, which was named after Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel, a Russian explorer and the administrator of the Russian-American Company. Wrangell is the only Alaska city to have existed under Russian, British and American rule.

Attractions include the Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park with about 40 Tlingit and Tsimshian petroglyphs. See the nine totem poles on Shakes Island in Wrangell Harbor, as well as four totem poles in Kiksadi Totem Park. Nearby Anan Wildlife Observatory is accessible by boat or plane and is a place to watch bears fish for salmon and observe sea lions and seals. Air and boat charters are available in Wrangell. Chief Shakes Island and Tribal House is a replica tribal house on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wrangell Museum highlights the history of the area.

Food is available at the Stikine Inn, Marine Pizza, and two cafes. There are two supermarkets, gas stations, hardware, marine, sporting goods and auto parts stores, a golf course, a laundromat, clothing stores and gift shops available.