The Cordova Rose Lodge property was purchased by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), in cooperation with the Alaska Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), to upgrade Point Whitshed Road in Cordova, Alaska. Read more here.
How to get to Cordova
Cordova is not connected by the State Highway System ( Thank Goodness) but it is easy to get to.
Once You Have Arrived in Anchorage
Choice #1: Fly from Anchorage
The quickest way and most used, is a flight out of Anchorage on Alaska Airlines or ERA Aviation, the Alaska Air jet takes about 35 min of flight time. The Era Aviation flight is a smaller plane, seats about 40 persons and takes about 55 min flight time.
Choice #2: Ferry from Whittier, Alaska
You may rent a car and drive to Whittier and take the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to Cordova (About a 4 hour scenic trip with the new fast ferry).
Whittier is about an hour and a half drive from Anchorage.
Choice #3: Ferry from Valdez, Alaska
You may rent a car and drive to Valdez and take the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to Cordova ( about a 2 and one half hour scenic trip with the fast ferry)
Valdez is about an 8 hour drive from Anchorage, but it is one of the most scenic drives in Alaska, though Thomson Pass (breathtaking).