Welcome to Ketchikan!

EarthCam welcomes you to Ketchikan - Alaska's Native Cultural Center and Sportfishing Capital. The town is perched on the shores of Ketchikan Creek and the Tongass Narrows on Revillagigedo Island in Southeast Alaska, within the Tongass National Forest. From the southeast side of the Salmon Landing Building at the Dockside Gallery, enjoy views of mountains, sea and the Cruiseships. The image updates every 20 seconds.

Ketchikan, Alaska's "first city," is 500 miles north of Seattle. Ketchikan is where many cruise ships dock and its historic downtown area, nestled between ocean and mountains, is crowded with tourists in the summer. The town sits atop steep hills and is supported on wooden pilings, with numerous boardwalks, staircases and totem poles. Dozens of canneries have made it the "salmon capital of the world."