Old Sitka State Historical Park
Wooded shoreline park near the ferry terminal marking Redoubt St. Michael, the Russian post destroyed by the Tlingit in 1802.
By Greg Peters, editor · Updated October 2026
Wooded shoreline park near the ferry terminal marking Redoubt St. Michael, the Russian post destroyed by the Tlingit in 1802.
Read more about its history
- Old Sitka and the 1802 attack Wikipedia
Highlights
- Russian-American Company post built in 1799 and destroyed by the Tlingit in 1802
- National Historic Landmark since 1962
- 212 acres with interpretive signs
- Forest and Muskeg Trail (1.25 mi) and Mosquito Cove Trail (1.5 mi) start nearby at Starrigavan
Facts checked October 19, 2026 with dnr.alaska.gov, en.wikipedia.org, mapcarta.com. Hours and prices change, so confirm before you go.
Park details →More in Russian & Tlingit History
St. Michael's Cathedral
The onion-domed Orthodox cathedral in the middle of Lincoln Street, rebuilt after a 1966 fire with the icons that parishioners carried out of the flames.
Castle Hill (Baranof Castle State Historic Site)
Small hilltop park above the harbor where Russia handed Alaska to the United States in 1867; earlier a Kiks.ádi Tlingit fort site.
Russian Bishop's House
One of the few Russian colonial buildings left in North America, built for the first Orthodox bishop of Alaska and restored by the Park Service.
Round out your day
Fortress of the Bear
Non-profit rescue for orphaned brown and black bears, housed in old pulp-mill tanks east of town.
Fate Accompli
Ken and Rachel Fate's gallery of their own work and that of other Sitka artists, from originals and prints to bath products.
Xút'aa Hídi
Native-owned gallery whose name means 'Adze House'; it shows Indigenous artists working in prints, masks, baskets and silver.