Beyond the road, crossing Resurrection Bay, you'll find a splendor of glaciers and waterfalls that will take your breath away: on your first trip; on your hundredth trip.welcome to Seward, Alaska.

Ecotourism:

National Geographic Adventure Magazine declares Seward Alaska one of "the Hot Zones, and further states "Given the truly phenomenal scenery and wildlife along with such wide-open fishing, we should have been in one of Alaska's best-known fishing meccas. Instead, we'd come to one of its more undiscovered spots for tourists and anglers: Seward".

Kenai Fjords National Park Tours:

Palm Beach Post, by John J. Lopinot, Sunday, January 08, 2006, "Kenai Fjords is a major tourist attraction, but, unfortunately, a pricey one. The vast majority of visitors to the park either take a quick land trip to Exit Glacier, near Seward, or splurge on a tour-boat cruise to the coastal glaciers."

"If you go on a tour boat, you feel like you're in the middle of a National Geographic TV special, with Dall's porpoises, humpback whales, steller sea lions, sea otters and harbor seals so close you can practically touch them."

The Associated Press, by CHRIS CAROLA During the excursion, we spied a variety of coastal sealife, including clusters of seals and sea lions, otters and a variety of waterfowl. But the highlight of the outing, and possibly the entire trip, was spotting a humpback whale and watching as it broke the surface to blow water through its spout, as if offering us an Alaskan farewell.

The Associated Press, by CHRIS CAROLA "Exit Glacier is one of the few glaciers people can walk up to and touch."

Frommer's, The best trips starts here describes Seward: "The main reason to go to Seward has always been Resurrection Bay. This agreeable little town started life as a place to fish and to get off boats arriving in Alaska, then continued as a place for Alaskans and visitors to get on boats and see the bay and Kenai Fjords National Park"

National Geographic Traveler, rated Kenai Fjords National Park in the top 10 national parks (out of 55) as "an incredible place to see marine wildlife and seabirds."

Fishing:

Alaska Outdoors article by Jim Durkin lists Seward, as "One of Alaska's the top sport fishing destinations." Multiple species are quite common on a guided trip. Additionally, the scenery is almost better than the fishing. It is very possible to see bald eagles, whales, porpoises, puffins, and mountain goats on a guided fishing trip. Seward has it all. "So when considering your next halibut fishing trip, fish Seward, Alaska and you will not be disappointed. There is no other place like Seward, Alaska."

Seward: Alaska's Spectacular Secret by Doug Olander, Sr. Editor for Sportfishing Magazine, "Even for one lucky enough to fish some great places near and far, this had been a pinch-me-I-must-be-dreaming morning -- and it wasn't over. Given the truly phenomenal scenery and wildlife along with such wide-open fishing, we should have been in one of Alaska's best-known fishing meccas. Instead, we'd come to one of its more undiscovered spots for tourists and anglers: Seward."

Kayaking:

GORP and Paddle Magazine rates Resurrection Bay and Seward "Among Alaska's most popular wildlands, 580,000-acre Kenai Fjords National Park is known for its abundant marine wildlife, tidewater glaciers and, of course, the coastal fjords: long and steep-sided glacially carved valleys now filled with seawater.

Those attractions, combined with a bounty of remote and seldom-visited wilderness coastline, have made Kenai Fjords one of the state's premier sea kayaking destinations.

Sea Alaska rated kayaking in Resurrection Bay "For an ideal weekend trip, paddle out to Caines Head State Recreation Area. An ever-changing gallery of rock pillars, caves and streaming waterfalls decorates this 6-mile paddle".

Sailing:

Seward was named one of the 10 greatest places to sail by Sail Magazine in its June 2005 issue, sharing ink with the likes of San Diego, California Port Townsend, Washington, and Camden, Maine.