Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
A WWII coastal defense site and spruce rainforest park on a headland north of town. Cliff trails offer views of seabirds, sea otters, and even whales.
Fort Abercrombie was a coastal artillery battery built by the U.S. Army during World War II to defend against Japanese attacks on the Aleutian Islands. It is now a state historical park. Moss-covered spruce forest hides gun emplacements and bunkers. From the cliffs at Miller Point you can look out over the sea, where puffins, bald eagles, and sea otters are common, and gray whales pass through in spring and fall. The Kodiak Military History Museum, housed in a bunker, is open on weekends. The park has campgrounds and a lake. The parking fee for entering the park is about $5, and the park is about 6 kilometers from downtown.
Opening hours
Park open all day; military museum open summer weekends
Nearby sights
- Termination Point Trail
- Alutiiq Museum
- Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church
- Near Island & Kodiak Fisheries Research Center
- Kodiak History Museum (Baranov Museum)
- Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
- St. Paul Harbor
- Pillar Mountain