The most accessible and popular hike in the park starts on the beach at Glacier Spit.

Duration

3-4.5 hours hiking. 30 minute boat ride each way. Departure at 9am picks up at 1:30pm Departure at 10am picks up at 2:30pm

About

Enjoy a beautiful boat ride out to this magnificent hike! Climb up the berm, meander through a mature cottonwood forest, cross a glacial plain and then wind up at a wide gravel beach at the edge of the lake. Great place to have a picnic, take pictures of icebergs and the glacier, and cool your feet! When you’re ready, backtrack to the Saddle Trail, make your way about 500’ up through the spruce forest, and switchback down to your pickup. Total distance about 4.2 miles, total time 4 to 4.5 hours. This hike can also be an out and back on the Saddle Trail, which takes about 3 hours and is about 3 miles.

Kachemak Bay State Park, the first in Alaska. Accessible by boat or plane, trails are uniquely remote while being in reach for nearly everyone. Check out your options.

More info

• Be sure to check on current conditions before planning trips, weather changes so much so often.
• State park trailhead drop offs include applicable Park fees and sales tax.