Welcome to Valdez Alaska

Valdez (pop: 4080) is a fishing port, both for commercial and sport fishing. Freight moves through Valdez bound for the interior of Alaska. Sightseeing of the marine life and glaciers, together with both deep-sea fishing, and heli skiing support a tourist industry in Valdez. The oil from the Trans-Alaska pipeline is loaded onto ships at the Valdez oil terminal. It is sometimes called the Switzerland of Alaska. The city is one of the most important ports in Alaska.

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Valdez is located near the head of a deep fjord in the of Prince William Sound in Alaska. It is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, which are heavily glaciated. Valdez is the northernmost port in North America that is ice-free year-round. The northernmost point of the coastal Pacific temperate rain forest is in Valdez, on Blueberry Hill.

See beautiful views of Valdez Harbor and nearby Valdez Glacier Park, Old Town Park and the Alaskan Pipeline Terminal across the bay. Enjoy strolling along the boardwalk of the Valdez Boat Harbor, taking a glacier cruise, heli-skiing, fishing or kayaking.

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred as the oil tanker Exxon Valdez was leaving the terminal at Valdez full of oil. The spill occurred at Bligh Reef, about 40 km (25 miles) from Valdez. Although the oil did not reach Valdez, it devastated much of the marine life in the surrounding area. The clean-up of the oil caused a short-term boost to the economy of Valdez.

Last Frontier Theatre Conference
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Hosted by the Prince William Sound Community College, this week=long event attracts playwrights and actors from around the United States.

Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)
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The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the world's largest pipeline systems. Starting in Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope, and terminating here at Valdez Port.

Tour Chugach National Forest
The Chugach National Forest is the second-largest and northernmost forest of the USNF service in south central Alaska. It is located in the mountains surrounding Prince William Sound including the eastern Kenai Peninsula and the delta of the Copper River.

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The Alaska Botanical Garden contains over 900 species of hardy perennials and 150 native plant species[43]
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