Caines Head State Recreation Area

Caines Head State Recreation Area lies on Resurrection Bay south of Seward, encompassing forest, shoreline, mountains, abundant marine and land wildlife, and the cape named for Captain E. E. Caine, whose steamship Santa Ana brought Seward’s first permanent settlers in 1903. During World War II, the headland became strategically important because ships bound for Seward had to round it first. The U.S. Army placed troops and guns there in 1941, expanded the defenses in 1942, and named the post Fort McGilvray in 1943, but the project was abandoned before completion. Established in 1971, the recreation area preserves those military remains while supporting hiking, fishing, and other outdoor use.

Lowell Point, Alaska · United States