Alice Cove is a small cove located off Prince William Sound along the northern coast of the Gulf of Alaska. The area became well known following the Oil Spill of 1989 when the Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef spilling thousands of gallons of crude oil into the Sound.  This spill resulted in massive damage to the environment, including the killing of around 250,000 seabirds, nearly 3,000 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and up to 22 killer whales. Alice Cove is near Cordova not far from Valdez. Damage caused by the spill 20 plus years ago is barely visible today. Nature has a unique way of repairing itself.

Most of the land surrounding the Cove is part of the Chugach National Forest.  It has an irregular coastline containing many tidewater pools in which you will find hundreds of aquatic inhabitants. Along the shoreline, you will see the beauty of tall spruce trees against a backdrop of snow capped mountains. Occassionally you will see the remains of an avalanch that has traveled all the way the beach and into the Cove. This is absolutely an incredible area accessible only by boat or float plane which has helped maintain its unspoiled pristine beauty.

James Cook entered Prince William Sound in 1778 and named it Sandwich Sound, after his patron the Earl of Sandwich. The editors of Cook's maps changed the name to Prince William Sound, in honor of Prince William, who would later become King William IV. Other significant history of the area includes the 1964 tsunami, a result of the Good Friday Earthquake, which destroyed the town of Valdez.