Excursion InletAK
Home to 62 people, this town lies in Alaska.
Is Excursion Inlet a good place to live?
Excursion Inlet’s midsummer high is 63°F, below both Alaska’s towns (66°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher median age than Excursion Inlet. 97% of the land in Excursion Inlet is conserved, above both the Alaska town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Tongass National Forest, at 35,810 acres. Excursion Inlet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
62 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Glacier Bay National Preserve and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Excursion Inlet. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National PreserveGlacier Bay National Preserve740K visitors a year
39 mi LighthouseEldred Rock Light32 mi Ski areaEaglecrest Ski Area36 runs · 1,458 ft vertical
35 mi MuseumAlaska State Centennial Museum
35 mi MuseumJuneau-Douglas City Museum
36 mi MuseumLast Chance Mining MuseumPhoto credits
Glacier Bay National Preserve: Janquen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eldred Rock Light: United States Coast Guard, Public domain · Alaska State Centennial Museum: James Brooks, CC BY 2.0 · Juneau-Douglas City Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Last Chance Mining Museum: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Excursion Inlet: who provides what
Excursion Inlet is unincorporated, so Haines Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Excursion Inlet.
Nearly a third of Excursion Inlet is conserved land
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tongass National Forest | — | 35,810 |
| 2. Glacier Bay Wilderness | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Excursion Inlet has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from avalanches
Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Excursion Inlet is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 56% come from avalanches and 20% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Excursion Inlet: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The January low for Excursion Inlet comes to 22°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Alaska and the rest of the country, fewer of Excursion Inlet’s adults feel lonely
No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Excursion Inlet. 14% of Excursion Inlet adults report frequent mental distress. Also worth knowing: only 3 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Excursion Inlet. The town beats the Alaska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Excursion Inlet | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Excursion Inlet | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 12.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Excursion Inlet
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Excursion Inlet; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Excursion Inlet residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
Questions about Excursion Inlet
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Excursion Inlet, AK a good place to live?
Excursion Inlet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.