Creek Street Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Creek Street. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Off the Beaten Path Ketchikan Photo Safari - 3 hr.

• Wildlife Viewing, Sightseeing and Whale Watching Quest

• Ketchikan, Alaska Native Cultural and Wildlife Adventure

• Ketchikan Native Private Group Tour (Price up to 6 Passengers)

• Alaska Wildlife Safari and Sightseeing Tour

Creek Street, a historic public boardwalk over Ketchikan Creek, is free to visit on your own. You can also see it on a Ketchikan tour for a fee. Group tours of the city’s highlights start at about US$60, while private tours and nature excursions go for upwards of US$130.

Yes, Creek Street is in downtown Ketchikan, and you can walk there in less than 10 minutes from the cruise port by following Dock Street east until you reach the boardwalk. For extra convenience, sightseeing tours often include Creek Street and will lead you there en route to other attractions.

The best time to visit Creek Street for salmon viewing is from mid-July to mid-September, which coincides with salmon spawning season. During this time of year, you can stand on the boardwalk over Ketchikan Creek and watch the fish swim upstream—with an especially good view from the salmon ladder on the northern end of Creek Street.

Yes, a variety of guided tours visit Creek Street. Some of them spotlight Ketchikan’s Indigenous culture and history by combining Creek Street with Saxman Native Village and Totem Bight State Historical Park, while others focus on local wildlife, with added stops for bear viewing, whale watching, and nature walks. In addition, some tours offer the lowdown on the area’s past as a red-light district in the early 20th century.

Creek Street, a boardwalk with shops and colorfully painted buildings suspended on wood pilings over Ketchikan Creek, is an attraction in its own right. It’s also home to museums, such as Dolly’s House—which details the street’s red-light and Prohibition history—and is a highlight on the 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometer) Ketchikan Salmon Walk.