Kachemak Bay State Park & State Wilderness Park

Kachemak Bay

State Park & State Wilderness Park - Alaska

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. There is no road access to most areas of the park, visitors normally fly in or travel by boat from Homer. Kachemak Bay is considered a critical habitat area due to the biodiversity in the area. Wildlife within the park includes marine mammals such as sea otters, sea lions, and whales, large land mammals such as moose and black bears, and numerous sea and land birds. Terrain consists of both rocky and sandy beaches, dense mountain forests, and higher up, glaciers, and icefields. The park ranger station is located in Halibut Cove Lagoon.

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Kenai NWR - KNA-12 2021

Map sheet KAN-12 for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Alaska. Published by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Kenai NWR - Boundary Map

Kenai Fjords - Visitor Map

Official visitor map of Kenai Fjords National Park (NP) in Alaska. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).

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Kachemak Bay - Brochure

Alaska State - Alaska State Parks Brochure

Kachemak Bay SP & SWP https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/kenai/kachemakbayswp.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kachemak_Bay_State_Park 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. There is no road access to most areas of the park, visitors normally fly in or travel by boat from Homer. Kachemak Bay is considered a critical habitat area due to the biodiversity in the area. Wildlife within the park includes marine mammals such as sea otters, sea lions, and whales, large land mammals such as moose and black bears, and numerous sea and land birds. Terrain consists of both rocky and sandy beaches, dense mountain forests, and higher up, glaciers, and icefields. The park ranger station is located in Halibut Cove Lagoon.