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State Park

Kachemak Bay State Park

Alaska · AK

4

Trails

1

Campgrounds

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About

Alaska's first state park, with mountains, glaciers, forests and ocean shoreline. Visitors fish, boat, kayak, hike, camp and watch sea otters, whales and birds.

Source: dnr.alaska.gov

From Wikipedia

Kachemak Bay State Park and Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park is a 400,000-acre (1,600 km2) park in and around Kachemak Bay, Alaska, United States. Kachemak Bay State Park was the first legislatively designated state park in the Alaska State Parks system. Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park is the state's only legislatively designated wilderness park. No road accesses most areas of the park; visitors normally fly in or travel by boat from Homer.

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Trails

All trails in Kachemak Bay State Park
China Poot Lake Trail via Halibut Cove Ranger Station

China Poot Lake Trail via Halibut Cove Ranger Station

Homer5.4 mi1,348 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Glacier Lake Trail, Grewingk Tram and Saddle Trail

Glacier Lake Trail, Grewingk Tram and Saddle Trail

Homer10.0 mi1,316 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back
Grace Ridge Trail

Grace Ridge Trail

Homer8.3 mi3,156 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back
Grewingk Glacier

Grewingk Glacier

Homer12.6 mi2,119 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertOut & Back

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Kachemak Bay State Park
Alaskan Yurt Rentals- China Poot

Alaskan Yurt Rentals- China Poot

Halibut CovePricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park

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Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting unit

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Alaska hunting page

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