Potlatch Totem Park
A privately owned park next to Totem Bight, with replica clan houses and a carving shed.
By Greg Peters, editor · Updated October 2026
A privately owned park next to Totem Bight, with replica clan houses and a carving shed.
Read more about its history
- Totem Bight State Historical Park: how the park began Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
Highlights
- One large clan house with four smaller houses around it, furnished to show communal family life
- Carvers at work in the totem carving shed
- Tallest pole is 42 ft, with signs explaining Raven, Killer Whale, Thunderbird and Wolf figures
- Gift shop
Facts checked October 18, 2026 with atlasobscura.com. Hours and prices change, so confirm before you go.
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