We took this tour as part of a Holland American excursion. It was interesting to see all the totems and our guide did a fantastic job of explaining them. We also saw a show of the natives doing songs and dance. That was very cool. It definitely felt like it was catering to an older crowd. I don’t think younger kids would enjoy it.

We wanted to see this park but were unsure of the best way to get there. We ended up taking the city bus from the cruise port. You need to walk to the second bus stop from the cruise port (about 1/3 mile from the port) across the street from the visitor center (not the covered bus stop on the same side) to catch the Silver North line. It comes every hour. The cost is $2 per person if 18+ or $1 per person if younger. HAVE EXACT BILLS as they will not make change for you. It is a short 20ish minute to the park and they will take you inside the park practically right where you pay to get in. It is a $5 entrance fee per person to enter (the park has a payment machine that only takes cards/not cash). It was rainy and cold when we went but we still enjoyed it. It only took us about 30 minutes to see everything at the park but we might have stayed a little longer had the weather been better. I would think about an hour is all one would need to see everything here. It is very minimal walking from cruise port to bus stop and inside the park. I would guess we probably walked 1.5 miles total to do this excursion. It would have been better had there been a guide or someone knowledgeable to give more history of the poles and ask questions to, but there was signage to give somewhat of a background.

We had not booked an excursion for this short cruise stop. We wanted to see authentic totem poles. The state park is easily accessible via public bus from down town; across the street and down the block from visitors center. Catch the Silver Line public bus on Front street just past dock street. Runs every hour. Cost is $2 per person, exact change (cash). Admission to the park is $5 pp. there are self guide brochures in a box behind the admissions kiosk and informative signs. There are about a dozen totem poles and potlach house on a loop trail on the water front. Takes an hour or less to your. On return bus (runs every hour), driver directed us to switch to the free shuttle to reach cruise dock.

This is a small park but so interesting to see. We were able to visit it very easily by taking the local bus from downtown Ketchikan. It cost $2 dollars each way!! Excellent totem poles and meeting room, and some interesting exhibits on how the totem poles are preserved.

We’ll run state park. This was our 1st Totem learning and was very good. The pamphlet provided by the park was an excellent learning guide! The Alaskan village, next door, could be skipped!

Had a great day in Ketchikan...totems at Bight park then ziplining with Kawantis Adventures. Only hitch was the silver line bus, which was very prompt, left from a stop across the street from the bus station and we missed it. It doesn't stop at the Rock. (Uber was $50) Also, there is a Token Transit App to buy your tickets ahead of time. App says they are only good for 1/2 hr so time your travels well. Kawantis zipline was awesome! Van pickup no surprises. Well organized.

This was a very interesting cultural experience. Full of educational value!! I love history and historical things. It's amazing how people think. The reasons why they do the things they do. It was beautiful as well. It would be a nice place to go to relax. If I lived there on a regular basis I would spend a lot of time there.

A short bus trip from the town, we went on a guided tour which was excellent. We had a university student take us round the park, explaining the history of various totem pole around the park and the stories behind each carving. The totems were either carved in the 1930s or the 1990s and they is a master carver.

The park was interesting but not a WOW experience. If you are on a NCL like I was, I would avoid this attraction. NCL ships are docked in Ward Cove - a 30 minute bus ride to downtown and more like an hour if you include wait times. If you go to Totem Bight Park, which is on the opposite side of ship as downtown, you will have barely any time to see downtown Ketchikan. Downtown Ketichican is larger than most of the other Alaskan port towns, and we were very bummed we didnt have time to get to Creek Street with its unique architecture and abundant salmon run.

We did a guided tour of this beautiful park from our cruise ship and went by bus from the centre of the town. Our tour guide and driver was a university student on her summer vacation and was brilliant for our tour. We learnt so much about the history of totem poles, how they are carved and with what materials. Each one tells a story which was explained to us very enthusiastically and we really felt that we had a valuable experience. There are toilets and a shop on the site and we had a lovely time. Would recommend a visit.