Camping is a great way to experience coastal Alaska with family and friends, and Kachemak Bay provides excellent tent camping options at a variety of locations.  At tidewater, options include Glacier Spit/Left Beach/Right Beach; McKeon Spit/Haystack Rock; Tutka Bay and Jakalof Bay. For backpackers, a hike to Grewingk Glacier, Alpine Ridge, Grace Ridge or Tutka Backdoor also provides some great camping options. Always check the tide tables when selecting a coastal site, and grab a kayak from Mako’s Water Taxi for some extra adventure! And see below for what to bring! Call our office at 907.235.9055 for info on the best camping sites.

Our friends at Nomad Shelter build high-quality yurts right here in Homer, Alaska, and they offer eight yurts for nightly rentals in Kachemak Bay State Park. Yurts are located at Haystack Beach, Right Beach, China Poot Bay, Quarry Beach, Kayak Beach (both Kayak & Quarry Beach are at the north end of Grace Ridge Trail), Tutka Bay 1 (south end of the Grace Ridge Trail), Tutka Bay 2 (across from Tutka 1), and Humpy Creek (Note: Humpy Creek is only accessible on incoming tides). All yurts have fire rings, wood stoves and outhouses. Bring your own wood and water!

Halibut Cove:

• Cove Peaks Lodge

• Coho Cabana

China Poot Bay:

• Kachemak Bay Wilderness Lodge

• Odyssey Lodge

Hesketh Island:

• Porters Cabins

• Indigo Cabin

McDonald Spit/Kasitsna Bay:

• Between Beaches

Seldovia:

• Seldovia Lodging & Camping

Kachemak Bay State Park is truly one of the gems of the Alaska state park system, and it boasts 5 public use cabins you can rent. Cabins typically hold 6 people in bunk-style bedding, have wood stoves and fire pits, an outhouse and cost $75/night or $525/week. Note! You can rent cabins up to six months in advance, and they fill-up fast during the busy summer months! Cabins are located at China Poot Lake, Halibut Cove Lagoon (Overlook, East & West cabins) and Sea Star Cove (Tutka Bay). You can rent public use cabins here. Bring your own wood and water!

Many locations in Kachemak Bay do not have cell phone coverage. If you’re traveling in remote areas, make sure to have an InReach or a satellite phone, and get a phone/text number from Mako’s Water Taxi in case you need an unplanned pick-up. More information on the essentials for traveling in Alaska’s bear country here.

You can purchase a bundle of firewood from Mako’s office; all proceeds go to support the incredible volunteers with Friends of Kachemak Bay State Park who make our trails and outhouses accessible

Our fleet can haul everything you could ever want or need, and drop it at your campsite. Chairs, tables, portable saunas, big tents, giant coolers, piles of firewood, large pets, etc. You name it - whatever you need to make your time in Kachemak Bay safe, comfy and fun, Mako’s Water Taxi can deliver!

If anyone in your party has trouble getting on or off a boat onto a beach, ask for one of our landing crafts. The drop-down gates on the landing crafts allow walk-on, walk-off access. Also great for large dogs!