Location: Valdez
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The 5 Best Bodies of Water in Valdez, Alaska (AK)
Valdez /vælˈdiːz/,/vəlˈdɛz/ (Alutiiq: Suacit) is a city in Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city is 3,976. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán. A former Gold Rush town, it is located at the head of a fjord on the eastern side of Prince William Sound. The port did not flourish until after the road link to Fairbanks was constructed in 1899. It suffered huge damage during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, and is located near the site of the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. Today it is one of the most important ports in Alaska, a commercial fishing port as well as a freight terminal.
Restaurants in Valdez
1. Valdez Glacier Lake
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4.0 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By runningspots - New Orleans, United States
Its the best thing to see in Valdez. You can drive right up to the lake and park. A natural dam broke with week before from heavy rains. So the iceburgs were not only in the lake, they were on shore. Beautiful site even on a cloudy day. I wish now we'd have kayaked out to the glacier to view more of this beauty!
2. Jack Bay State Marine Park
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
3. Sawmill Bay State Marine Park
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Shoup Bay State Marine Park
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
