Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Prudhoe Bay /ˈpruːdoʊ/ is a census-designated place (CDP) located in North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

A few tourists, arriving by bus or their own vehicles after a two-day ride up the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks, come to see the tundra, the Arctic Ocean and the midnight sun, staying in lodgings assembled from modular buildings.

Prudhoe Bay, along with similar communities on the North Slope of Alaska, features a tundra climate (Köppen ET).

Auxiliary health care is provided by oil company medical staff and the Greater Prudhoe Bay Fire Dept.

Because no roads connect Prudhoe Bay to Utqiaġvik, patients are transported by helicopter or air ambulance (a flight of approximately 45 minutes).

July 2018 aerial view of Prudhoe Bay
Map of Alaska, showing place names and the Trans-Alaska pipeline route in red
HMS Tireless on Prudhoe Bay
North Slope Borough map