Valdez Alaska Travel Guide

Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deepwater fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 120 air miles east of Anchorage, or 305 miles by the Richardson and Glenn Highways. It is the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

The Port of Valdez was named in 1790 by Senor Fidalgo for the celebrated Spanish naval officer Antonio Valdez y Basan. Due to its excellent ice-free port, a town developed in 1898 as a debarkation point for men seeking a route to the Klondike gold fields. Valdez soon became the supply center of its own gold mining region, and incorporated as a City in 1901. Tsunamis generated by the 1964 earthquake destroyed the original City, killing several residents. The community was rebuilt in a more sheltered location nearby. During the 1970's, construction of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline terminal and other cargo transportation facilities brought rapid growth to Valdez.

Alaska Road conditions and Webcams!
Alaska 511 travel service

Alaska time, temp, and tides

• Hotels, Motels and Lodges
• Bed & Breakfast
• Restaurants & Fast Food
• Campgrounds & RV Parks

• World Extreme Skiing Championships
• Valdez Winter Fun & Events
• Heli Skiing, Snowboarding, and Backcountry Adventures

• Travel Agencies & Reservation Services
• Alaska Marine Highway Ferry - The Blue Canoe
• Car Rentals & Bus Lines
• The Richardson Highway! - A photo essay
• Alaska Airline Information - Flights and Charter Tours

• KVAK Radio
• KCHU Radio
• Valdez Daily Newspaper
• KVAK, 1230 AM
  
• KCHU, 770 AM
  
• Ham Radio VHF - 146.340/146.940
  
• BPO Elks Lodge No. 2537 - Phone: (907) 835-2537
  
• Fraternal Order of Eagles - Phone: (907) 835-4460