The blanket of spruce-hemlock forest is broken by scattering of muskegs, or bogs. Most of the mountains on the island are 2,000 to 3,000 feet high. The island is accessible only by small aircraft or by ferry. Once you're there, there's lots of recreation . More than 1,000 miles of roads cut through the island.
Hikers have a good selection of trails to choose from.
Especially, couple of cave trails are worth a gander. Various outfitters and guides are available in most communities to provide fishing, flight seeing, kayaking, boating, and hunting access and equipment. Not all of the lands on the Prince of Wales Island are part of the national forest. The Alaska Statehood Act provided for the State of Alaska to select up to 400,000 acres of land for community expansion and recreation from the National Forests in Alaska. Lands for communities such as Whale Pass, Edna Bay, Hollis and Thorne Bay, are a few areas that have been selected by the state.