Take a glimpse of Mako's most frequented stops in Kachemak Bay. Interact with the pushpins on our map below or click on any of our destinations links for a more in depth view. These are just a few of our area's highlights-- we can take you anywhere in our region! Contact us for more info.
Popular destinations include:
 |
We are located on the Homer Spit, near the Salty Dawg. Boat leaves from Homer at the top of Ramp #2- next to Harbor Master.
907-235-9055
P.O. Box 2001, Homer, AK 99603
mako@xyz.net |
 |
Bear Cove sits nestled at the base of the Kenai Mountains, with their snow capped peaks and glacial valleys. Bear Cove consists of privately owned homes and properties, and lies close to the head of Kachemak Bay. It is about an hour boat ride to get there from the Homer Harbor, and once there you are in old Alaska, remote and spectacularly beautiful, although the cell reception gets better every year. |
 |
This well hidden bay can be a very bustling place, with oyster farms, set net operations and a public dock that is a gathering place for anyone getting out on the Bay. Jakolof provides access to the classic Alaskan fishing village of Seldovia to the west and the diverse vistas of Red Mountain Road to the east. |
 |
Halibut Cove Lagoon, located on the south side of the Bay and within Kachemak Bay State Park, is hidden from sight and protected from most weather conditions. Its waters are calm and make the perfect place for the beginner or novice paddler. There are porpoise, seals, sea otters and if you’re lucky you may catch a glimpse of some land otters working their way along the shore. Halibut Cove Lagoon is home of the ranger station and three public use cabins—East, West, and the Overlook. Here you will find the trailhead for Leisure Lake and Poot’s Peak. |
 |
Let's be honest: this is one lousy place to land a boat. The beach is exposed to
most winds, and it's very shallow so making a dry landing is virtually impossible. You will get your feet wet, so wear water shoes. And when the tide is out you’ll have
your work cut out for you getting your gear from where we land to the yurt or camp site, or maybe you enjoy long hikes through muddy, wet tidal flats... Sounds great,
doesn't it? It is. Once you are there you are in paradise. Its quiet and serene and there is a classic Alaskan salmon stream teeming with pink salmon and dolly varden. When
the salmon are running in late summer it seems as though you can walk across the stream and not get your feet wet. The eagles and bears and seals love this place, too. Share the fish and we’ll all get along. It's the Alaskan way. |
 |
This is a very popular landing for hikers, kayakers and campers. For hikers because it's the trailhead for the Grace Ridge Trail, which leads up to a 300 foot ridge across the top of the mountain where the views are sensational no matter what direction you look. Kayakers like this place because it is the perfect launching beach for a paddle on Tutka Bay or a kayak adventure in Sadie Cove. Campers like this place because there are some prime locations for pitching a tent and taking in the view, setting up a base camp, or renting one of the two yurts that Kayak Beach offers. |
 |
This easy hike is well suited for most ages and abilities. The adventure begins with some tidepooling in
Rusty's Lagoon. The trail starts with a walk through woods, which open up to glacial moraines that offer wonderful vistas of mountain and ice. Follow the well maintained trail to the lake where the majestic Grewingk Glacier calves icebergs. A short backtrack connects you to Saddle Trail. Once there it’s just a
mile hike to your pick-up point in a protected all weather cove. You can do this as a leisurely three-hour hike, or pack a lunch and make a day of it. There are also camping opportunities at Rusty's Lagoon and on the beach at Glacier Lake. |
 |
The longest bay in our area, Tutka is home to much activity as boats travel to and from McDonald Spit, Jakolof Bay and Kasitsna Bay. The farther back you go into this 8 mile long bay the more treasures you will find-- quiet beaches, coves, islands, waterfalls, and myriad wildlife. This is a great place to explore from the seat of a kayak. Kachemak Bay presents some awesome tidepooling opportunities, and you can observe some of the most spectacular here along Tutka Bay's shoreline. |
 |
Chinapoot Bay is broad, expansive and shallow. Its an estuary, really, and you’ll
find a lot of life here. This is due to the very large tides here in Kachemak Bay. During a big tide series (high high tides and minus low tides) much of Chinapoot Bay’s mudflats are exposed at low tide. Good for the clammers, bad for
the clams. Great for tidepooling, too. The Harlequin and Scoter like this Bay, too, for all the same reasons: lots to eat. At the head of the Bay is the Coalition Trailhead, which will get you in to Halibut Cove Lagoon and connect you with trails leading up to Poot’s Peak and Moose Valley. There is also a yurt for rent at the trailhead.
|
 |
Visit the “Land of Woz”. Haystack Rock is the trailhead for the Wosnesenski Trail.
We call it the Woz because we can’t pronounce, or spell, Wosnesenski. The trail
follows the Woz river and eventually ends up at Chinapoot Lake. It's a beautiful hike through some wild country. The Woz river is fed by glacial run-off from, you
guessed it, the Wosnesenski Glacier. This trail can be challenging at times so maybe you just want to hang at the shoreline and practice your beachcombing skills. There are also some great camp sites here. Bring a party and set-up a
volleyball net, you’ll find plenty of space and sand here. |
 |
Gull Island is the summer home to thousands of sea birds. In fact, it is a rookery
and come July the population almost doubles with hatching chicks. There are 8 different species that nest here; Black-legged Kittiwakes, Pelagic Cormorants, Red
Faced Cormorants (a birder’s favorite), Glaucous-winged Gulls, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres, and the ever popular Puffin-- both Tufted and Horned. This is a very
popular destination, but you can’t get off the boat. We will cruise around this Island so you can feel the life-force. Bring a camera, and a hat. |
 |
There is very little happening in the quiet, remote bay of Sadie Cove, Kachemak Bay’s own
fjord. The mountains rise majestically out of the water and straight up to snow capped peaks. At 4000 ft, Sadie Peak is the highest peak along Kachemak Bay. Keep a sharp eye out for Mountain goats and black bear. Aside from a few private
properties along the shoreline, this pristine cove is primarily bordered by Kachemak Bay State Park. |
|
