Taku Harbour

General.    This is a nice place to wait and time your approach to Juneau which is only 20 miles away. It is a good safe anchorage. There are no fees for using the state maintained float which is available on a first come, first in basis.

Reported.    October 2003 by Fine Tolerance

Charts.    NOAA 17300,  NOAA 17314.

Approach.    There are no off-shore dangers here. The entrance into the bay is deep and wide and there are no hidden dangers in the middle of the harbour

Anchoring.    We didn't anchor as on both occasions that we visited here the float was empty upon arrival. We did note a few fishing boats anchored where we have shown the anchor on the mud map above. The pilot book gives the bottom here as soft mud. The two rocks to the south of the float can bare at low tide.

Points of Interest.   Our second stay here was in the fall and the harbour provided us with one of the prettiest fall pictures we have. There are a few cabins around the shore with a very rough track leading around them. This is wet forestlands at it's primordial best but be sure to take your rubber boots if you plan to go for a walk.

 
The public float with Mount Taku in the background.

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