Shrode Lake
Whittier
Today
Getting there
- Access
- Access by float plane is 45 minutes from Anchorage and 55 minutes from Cordova. By boat the trip is 25 miles from Whittier into Long Bay, then an additional one-mile hike on a trail to reach the lake. The trailhead at Long Bay is very tidal dependent and best accessed at a high tide with a small boat.
- Drive from Anchorage
- 1h17 to Whittier
- Drive from Fairbanks
- Full day, 7h51 to Whittier
- Water
- Lake
- Best time
- sockeye salmon mid July, pink salmon mid July to mid august and silver salmon late august
- Fish
- Coho (silver), Sockeye, Pink (humpy), Dolly Varden
Part of Girdwood & Portage.
What it is like
Shrode Lake, a freshwater lake near Long Bay, which is just off Culross Passage in Prince William Sound. Shrode Lake is separated from the saltwater Long Bay by a lagoon. USFS cabin available for rent by calling 1-877-444-6777 or visiting www.recreation.gov