Explore Our Facilities
About The Auke Bay Loading Facility
The Auke Bay Loading Facility (ABLF) is a work station that is located down from the Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal (approximately a 20 minute boat ride from Statter Harbor). Complete with a 180’ drive-down dock, cranes, power, and water, and long-term or short-term storage capabilities for various necessities, it is the ideal locale for loading and unloading vessels with materials (groceries, fishing gear, etc.) and performing maintenance on vessels. There is also a commercial launch ramp available at the ABLF. To use this launch ramp, you must purchase a commercial launch ramp permit ($250) and schedule with the Statter Harbor office a reservation for using the launch ramp. Click on Auke Bay Loading Facility at the top of this page to be able to purchase your commercial permit online.
General Rules
The ABLF is a RESERVATION ONLY facility. Any vessels who moor at the ABLF without a reservation will be asked to leave. Please note, this is strictly a working facility; there is no moorage allowed; someone in your work party must be with the vessel at all times. If you are using the ABLF to load and unload materials and you do not need a crane, please keep the cranes clear for others who may need to use them.
**For a more comprehensive list of ABLF rules and rates for usage, please see the Auke Bay Loading Facility Info page.
ABLF Amenities
- 180’x50’ drive down float
- Long-term and short-term storage; $0.50 per square foot per month
- Two 2-ton cranes (2,400lbs boom-out); $0.25 per minute for usage
- Power sources (30 and 50amp)
- Trash disposal
- Automatic Security Gate requiring Key-fob
ABLF Rates
Please call the Statter Harbor Office at 789-0819 for a reservation to use this facility.
Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm – typically closed from 12 – 1pm for lunch
About Amalga Harbor
Amalga Harbor is a natural harbor located 24 miles north of Juneau. It is a small natural harbor that does not include actual mooring slips. There is a two-sided launch ramp (loading float in middle) that is perfect for recreational boaters and kayakers. Parking spaces for vehicles and trailers are available. To purchase your permit online, click on Amalga Harbor at the top of this page.
Amalga Amenities
- Two lane launch ramp with boarding float
- Restroom facilities
- Trash disposal
- Vehicle and trailer parking
- Kayak Launch Ramp
For more information about this Harbor, please call the Auke Bay office at (907) 789-0819. Office hours Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, typically closed from 12 to 1pm for lunch.
About Aurora Harbor
Aurora Harbor is located a mile north of downtown Juneau and is the largest harbor in the Juneau Harbors system. Downtown Juneau has grocery stores, restaurants, shopping, coffee shops with wifi, a library with public computers, a post office, and public transportation. Aurora boasts 449 slips; many slips have water and electricity (20 amp, 30 amp, or 50 amp). The Aurora Harbor Office is located at the South end of Aurora Harbor and the Juneau Yacht Club is located at the North end of Aurora Harbor. There is a shower and self-service laundry facility half a mile from the Aurora Harbor Office. The Aurora Harbor Office does not accept mail or packages for patrons due to liability issues.
Transient moorage is available on a first-come first-serve basis. Call the Aurora Harbor Office or hail on channel 73 when the vessel reaches the Gastineau Channel. Note: vessels need to pass under the Douglas Bridge to get to Aurora Harbor.
- How High is the Douglas Bridge?
- Aurora Harbor Office Hours:
- Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – typically closed from 12:00 to 1:00pm for lunch.
- For Moorage reservations please call (907) 586-5720.
Amenities:
- Water
- Electricity
- Trash and Used Oil Disposal
- Cranes
- Storage Area
- Vehicle Parking
- Porta Potties
- Two Fish Cleaning Stations
Harbor Location:
Lat 58 degrees 18.18 N
Log 134 degrees 25.58 W
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About Douglas Harbor
Douglas Harbor is located directly across the Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau and adjacent to Savikko Park and Sandy Beach. A bus stop is located near the Harbor and is a short ride to Downtown Juneau. Downtown Juneau has grocery stores, restaurants, shopping, coffee shops with wifi, a library with public computers, a post office, and public transportation. No mail or deliveries are accepted for patrons due to liability issues. Douglas has 190 slips; many slips have water and electricity (20 amp, 30 amp, or 50 amp). There is a pump-out station, launch ramp and trailer parking located on the north side of Douglas Harbor. Transient moorage is available on a first-come first-serve basis. Please call the Aurora Harbor Office at (907) 586-5255 or hail on channel 73 when the vessel reaches the Gastineau Channel.
Aurora Harbor Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm typically closed from 12 to 1pm for lunch.
Amenities:
- Pump-out station
- Electricity
- Water
- Launch Ramp(to purchase a launch ramp online, click on Mike Pusich Douglas Harbor at the top of this page)
- Vehicle and Trailer Parking
- Trash disposal
- Porta Potties
- Two Fish Cleaning Stations
Harbor Location:
Lat 58 degrees 16.35 N
Log 134 degrees 23.17 W
General Information:
About Echo Cove
Echo Cove serves as CBJ’s northernmost boat launch facility located at the 41 mile marker. It is a beautiful, picturesque cove that is perfect for boaters who want a relatively quiet, low-traffic area to launch. The launch ramp at Echo Cove does not have a boarding float and it’s not usable at extreme low tides so launching can be tricky. However, Echo Cove, with its wonderful sites and teeming wildlife, is still a quaint and popular place for local boaters and kayakers to launch. Echo Cove is situated near a popular camp ground. There are outhouses available on site as well as a dumpster for trash disposal.
Echo Cove Amenities
- Single launch ramp with no loading float (to purchase a permit online, click on Echo Cove Launch Ramp above)
- Rustic outhouse facilities
- Trash disposal
- Vehicle and trailer parking
For more information about Echo Cove, please call (907) 789-0819.
Boat Launch Bathymetry
About Harris Harbor
Harris Harbor is located within walking distance of downtown Juneau. Downtown Juneau has grocery stores, restaurants, shopping, coffee shops with wifi, a library with public computers, a post office, and public transportation. There is a launch ramp located at the north end of Harris Harbor with parking space for two trailers. Harris has 204 slips; many slips have water and electricity (20 amp, 30 amp, or 50 amp). There is a pump-out station located on the South-East corner of Harris. There is a shower and self-service laundry facility on the other side of Egan Drive from Harris Harbor. No mail or deliveries are accepted for patrons due to liability issues. Transient moorage is available on a first-come first-serve basis. For moorage reservations, please call the Aurora Harbor Office at (907) 586-5255 or hail on channel 73 when the vessel reaches the Gastineau Channel. Note: vessels need to pass under the Douglas Bridge to get to Harris Harbor.
Aurora Harbor Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Saturday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, typically closed from 12 to 1pm for lunch.
Amenities
- Pump-out station
- Electricity
- Water
- Launch Ramp (to purchase a permit online, click on Harris Harbor at the top of this page)
- Vehicle and Trailer Parking
- Grid
- Trash disposal
- Porta Potties
- Fish Cleaning Station
Harbor Location:
Lat 58 degrees 18.01 N
Lon 134 degrees 25.44 W
About the Intermediate Vessel Float
The Intermediate Vessel Float (IVF) is located in the heart of Downtown Juneau, between two Cruise Ship Floats, and is very active during the summer months. Downtown Juneau has grocery stores, restaurants, shopping, coffee shops with wifi, a library with public computers, a post office, and public transportation. The IVF has 800 feet of mooring space with multiple power boxes (30 amp, 50 amp, and 100 amp), and is utilized by small cruise ships, yachts, and fishermen. This is a very busy moorage area used for short stays. Moorage space is by reservation only, so call ahead to get a spot.
Moorage reservations are available May 1st through October 1st, please call (907) 586-5720. Payment for the first nights moorage is required to hold your reservation and it is non-refundable.
Summer Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
907-586-5720
Amenities:
- Electricity (power is not guaranteed with a reservation, it is per availability)
- Water
- Limited Vehicle Parking
- Trash disposal
Harbor Location:
Lat 58 degrees 17.40 N
Log 134 degrees 23.57 W
About North Douglas Launch Ramp
The North Douglas Launch Ramp is located between mile markers 9 and 10 on N. Douglas Highway. This is a popular launch site for patrons with kayaks and trailer-able boats; due to this popularity the North Douglas Launch Ramp receives a lot of traffic in the summer months. There are scenic views of the Mendenhall Glacier over the Gastineau Channel. Note: The North Douglas Launch Ramp floats are removed during winter months. Commercial annual permit or Recreational annual or daily launch ramp permits can be purchased online. To purchase, click on North Douglas Launch ramp at the top of this page.
Amenities:
- Vehicle and Trailer Parking
- Porta Potties
- A Fish Cleaning Station
Harbor Location
Lat 58 degrees 19.26 N
Log 134 degrees 37.13 W
General Information
About Statter Harbor
Statter Harbor is located in Auke Bay, Alaska, a short distance from the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry terminal. This harbor is approximately 35 nautical miles from downtown Juneau and 12 miles by road. Statter Harbor’s location provides easy access to local restaurants, a library, laundry and shower services, a post office, and the Capital City Transit bus lines for easy travel. Statter is primarily a transient harbor that gets all kinds of patrons: fishermen, charter operators, local boat-owners, live-aboards that call Statter home, and larger sailing and pleasure yachts. The Statter Harbor office does not accept mail or deliveries for patrons due to liability issues.
Statter Harbor has a maximum transient capacity of approximately 324 vessels. It is a small harbor that has a lot of traffic due to the ideal location for local fishing and wildlife observation opportunities. In addition to the transient spaces, we also have 70 stalls for permanent moorage. Please see the Statter Harbor Layout Map for details on where transients may moor. We can accommodate vessels of any size, but we do not take reservations unless the vessel is over 65’. Please see Statter Harbor Breakwater Reservations for rates and rules. Please note that Statter Harbor is a small but popular harbor; due to the amount of traffic we receive, the 10-day movement rule is enforced for transient boaters in the harbor from May 1st-October 1st to perpetuate traffic flow within the harbor. Please abide the 10-day movement rule if you are going to be in Statter for longer than a 10-day period.
Our harbor officers monitor all channels and the switch to/working channel is 74.
Statter Amenities
- 3 floats available for transient boaters
- C dock: 450’
- D dock: 800’
- **all fingers on floats are 120’
- Breakwater: 966’
- Slips on C and D docks have power (20, 30, & 50 amp) and water (summer only)
- Boater bathrooms and shower facilities
- Complimentary pump-out station
- 100’ fuel dock (Owned and operated by Petro Marine)
- Trash and used oil disposal
- Monthly moorage and electrical rates available (see Harbor Fees)
- Laundromat 5 minute walk from Statter Harbor
- Paid parking available for vehicles ($1/hour, $5/day & $100/month)
- Two-sided launch ramp
For more information or reservations please call (907) 789-0819
Statter Harbor Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm – typically closed from 12 pm to 1 pm for lunch
General Information
- Auke Bay Speed Limit Map
- Statter Harbor Launch Ramp Bathymetry
- Statter Harbor Layout Map
- Statter Harbor Image Gallery
Statter Harbor Project Update
In 2019, CBJ awarded a contract to dredge the basin at Statter Harbor which will be used to construct floats for the charter vessel fleet. This multi-phase project will install the floats which will be in use by the whale watching charters in May of 2021.
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| 32' Wait List - Statter Harbor - Updated June 25th, 2024 |
| 42' Wait List - Statter Harbor - Updated June 25th, 2024 |
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About Taku Harbor
Taku Harbor is a modest, secluded bay that is located on the eastern shore of Stephens Passage. It is about 22 miles southeast of Juneau, Alaska. While in the early 1900s Taku Harbor used to operate a major fishing cannery, now it is used as an over-night mooring place for commercial fishermen and recreational boaters. There are two public floats in the bay that vessels tie up to. The Taku Harbor float access shore and offers approximately 890lf of side tie moorage. The Stockade Point float does not access shore and offers approximately 300 lf of side tie moorage. Taku Harbor offers both fishing and crabbing opportunities.
About the Downtown Cruise Ship Berths
Juneau has two cruise ship docks located in the downtown waterfront. There are also two private cruise ship docks in the area. Together they serve over 1 Million passengers a season (May through September).
The city owned docks provide berthing for one Panamax ship up to 1,000 feet in length and one post-Panamax ship up to 1,100 feet in length.
Public amenities in this area include a pedestrian promenade, visitor center, bus staging, public parking, and a Port/Customs Building housing the Port of Juneau Field Office and the offices of the US Customs and Border Protection. All of these facilities have been built within the last five years which provide a safe, efficient, and pleasant experience for visitors and locals alike. Other amenities nearby include a grocery store, restaurants, gift shops, coffee shops with wifi, a public library with public computers, a post office, and public transportation.
With the completion of the Juneau Cruise ship berths in 2017, it has greatly expanded the passenger capacity of the port. CBJ continues to develop its uplands to support the increase passenger and pedestrian traffic along the waterfront with careful and deliberate planning efforts to meet future needs. Specifically, in 2019, CBJ awarded a construction project to expand the waterfront seawalk and to create additional bus transportation staging areas.
Port Field Office – Please call 907-586-5720 for assistance. Office hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Juneau Cruise Ship Berths completed 2017
Juneau is a proud member of
Alaska Clean Harbors
Alaska Clean Harbors is a voluntary, non-regulatory program working throughout the state to help harbormasters, communities and boaters prevent pollution and reduce waste in our harbors and waterways. Find more information at http://www.alaskacleanharbors.org/