Dillingham Flight Reservations & Travel Deals

Dillingham, located 350 miles south of Anchorage and set against the Wood River Mountains, is a great destination in Alaska with an ancient and rich heritage. Tourists mostly visit the small panoramic town to marvel at the beauty and vast Alaskan wilderness.

Plan your Alaskan getaway with best airfare and travel deal on tickets to Dillingham with FlyOfinder now. Get delighted with a visit to Dillingham, home to the local Yupik Eskimo community, and soak up the natural landscapes, remote wilderness, quiet rivers, solitary lakes, sportfishing and unparalleled wildlife viewings that this place has to offer.

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Best Things to See and Do in Dillingham

Dillingham is lovingly called by locals as “Nature’s Front Porch” by virtue of being a rich salmon fishing area. Situated on the west side of Bristol Bay, Dillingham is nestled at the edge of 1.6-million-acre Wood-Tikchik State Park, which is also the largest state park in the United States. Tourists mostly take flights to Dillingham to enjoy boating, rafting, canoeing, kayaking fishing, wildlife viewing, and of course, to explore Alaskan wilderness. This wonderful destination has surely lots to offer and keep your hands full throughout your stay.

Explore the 1.6-million-acre Wood-Tikchik State Park, covering half of the state park land in Alaska. It is also the largest and most remote state park in the United States. It is home to many different wildlife species such as brown bear, caribou, moose, porcupine, mink, wolverine, fox, otter, muskrat and beaver. 

Tourists head to the Walrus Islands Game Sanctuary during summer to see 15,000 walruses hauling themselves onto the beaches for mating season. The sanctuary is also best known for protecting a group of seven islands, with the Round Island being most popular of them all.

Camping on Round Island is what most tourists eagerly look forward to. A part of the Walrus Islands Game Sanctuary, camping is allowed here are certain locations between May and August. This place is however mainly for the adventurous type. You will however need to take local commuter flight to Togiak for getting here from Dillingham.

Enjoy awesome views of the steep sloped mountains, clear mountain lakes and pristine rivers at the 4.7-million-acre Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. You will need to take air taxi to reach here from Dillingham. Sport fishing and float trips are the main activities in the refuge. Some of the finest trout and salmon fishing in Alaska are offered at the refuge, where you can also see all the five species of Pacific salmon. The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge is also home to caribou, moose, brown bear, and at least 201 breeding, migrating or staging bird species.

Admire the native art and discover many Yup’ik objects at the Samuel K. Fox Museum. You will find original exhibits related Sam Fox. Among other major highlights here include skin sewing and fur exhibit, a large basket collection, Emberg’s signature, Shamans hands, historic photographs, and the Dave and Mary Carlson collection.   

Get access to and explore the surrounding area through the massive waterway Lake Aleknagik. This 20 mile long and 16 mile wide lake is also known as the Gateway to Wood-Tikchik State Parks. The lake is great to visit during summer time and enjoy picnics.

Best Time to Visit Dillingham

The months from mid-July to mid-August are the best time to make Dillingham flights reservations especially for warm-weather activities. The summer season with cool and mostly cloudy weather is major attraction for tourists. Avoid visiting during the winter season as it is long, freezing, windy and partly cloudy.