Aurora Basin

Aurora Basin: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Aurora Basin

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Aurora Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.30600, -134.43396. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Aurora Basin

• Mayor Bill Overstreet Park · park · Juneau · ~1 km · Must-see
• Juneau-Douglas City Museum · museum · Juneau · ~2 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church · church · Juneau · ~2 km · Must-see
• Co-cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Juneau · ~2 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Church · church · Juneau · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Juneau · viewpoint · Juneau · ~3 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Mining Museum · museum · Juneau · ~4 km · Must-see
• Table Top Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Troy · viewpoint · Juneau · ~6 km · Must-see
• Gastineau Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~7 km · Must-see
• Treadwell Mine Glory Hole · lake · Juneau · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Juneau · ~8 km · Must-see
• Roberts Peak · viewpoint · Juneau · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cropley Lake · lake · Juneau · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~10 km · Must-see
• Split Thumb · viewpoint · Juneau · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center · lake · Juneau · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nugget Mountain · viewpoint · Juneau · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Aurora Basin

Other other attractions near Aurora Basin

• Point Retreat Light · attraction · Juneau · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harris Harbor · attraction · Juneau · ~1 km
• KINY · attraction · Juneau · ~1 km
• Tsimshian Pole · attraction · Juneau · ~1 km
• Haida Raven Pole · attraction · Juneau · ~1 km
• Tahku · attraction · Juneau · ~1 km
• Governor's house · attraction · Juneau · ~1 km
• Nimbus · attraction · Juneau · ~2 km
• William H. Seward · attraction · Juneau · ~2 km
• Before I Die ... · attraction · Juneau · ~2 km

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