Outer Point Loop Trail is a 1.1-mile loop trail primarily used for hiking and nature viewing and connects to the Rainforest Trail for a longer hike. Both trails allow you to explore areas of old-growth coastal temperate rainforest. The tallest trees on the Outer Point Loop Trail occupy the gently sloping area adjacent to an ephemeral tributary to Beaver Creek. In addition to old-growth temperate rainforest, this site allows access to coastal beaches.

Birding on Outer Point can yield classic Southeast Alaska marine birds and waterfowl including Harlequin Duck, Surfbird, Surf, White-winged and Black Scoter, Glaucous-winged Gull, Marbled Murrelet, Black Turnstone, Black Oystercatcher, Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye among many other species. The old-growth rainforest provides habitat for Sooty Grouse, Northern Pygmy-Owl, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Golden and Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, and Varied and Hermit Thrush.

Directions:

From Juneau, travel across the Juneau-Douglas Bridge. Take the first exit onto Third Street/Douglas Highway heading north for 11.3 miles to the Outer Point Trailhead.

Trail Information:

• City of Juneau: Parks and Rec
• All Trails: Outer Point Loop 
• Alaka.org: Rainforest Trail 

Birding Resources:

• eBird Hotspot: Outer Point Trail (Douglas Is.)

Bird Species Checklist:

• Juneau checklist