Kayaking

Kenai Fjords National Park is best explored by kayak. You can paddle to quiet coves, tucked-away beaches, tidewater glaciers, and among bobbing blue icebergs. It is a surreal seascape not paralleled by many places in the world, with the dramatic walls of the fjords soaring up from the water. However, this is not a place for beginner paddlers as the Gulf of Alaska, with its unpredictable weather, strong surf and powerful currents, feeds directly into park waters, and there are very few protected areas. If you want to kayak, whether for a day or a week, consider going with a local guide whose familiarity with the climate, tides, wildlife, and terrain here will go a long way in managing your risks. The following guide companies offer tours and equipment: Adventure Sixty North P.O. Box 2487, Seward, AK 99664 phone: (907) 224-2600 email: adventure60north@gmail.com internet: www.adventure60.com Alaska Alpine Adventures, LLC 300 E. 76th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99518 phone: (877) 525-2577 fax: (866) 793-2679 email: info@alaskaalpineadventures.com internet: www.alaskaalpineadventures.com Alaska Fjord Charters P.O. Box 1412, Kenai, AK 99611 phone: (907) 283-4199 email: seepv@att.net Backcountry Safaris P.O. Box 231121, Anchorage, AK 99523 phone: (907) 529-1935 fax: (907) 339-7230 email: ron@backcountrysafaris.com internet:www.backcountrysafaris.com Get Up and Go! Tours, LLC 4215 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99517 phone: (907) 245-0795 fax: (907) 245-0795 email: geoff@getupandgotours.com internet: www.getupandgotours.com Kayak Adventure Worldwide LLC P.O. Box 2249, Seward, AK 99664 phone: (907) 224-3960 fax: (907) 224-2255 email: fun@kayak.com internet:www.kayakak.com Liquid Adventures P.O. Box 3713, Seward, AK 99664 phone: (888) 325-2925 email: info@liquid-adventures.com internet: www.liquid-adventures.com Miller's Landing P.O. Box 81, Seward, AK 99664 phone: (907) 224-5739 or toll free 1-866-541-5739 fax: (907) 224-9197 email: reservations@millerslandingak.com internet: www.millerslandingak.com Nichols Expeditions, Inc. 497 North Main Street, Moab, UT 84532 phone: (435) 259-3999 fax: (435) 259-2312 email: info@nicholexpeditions.com internet: www.nicholexpeditions.com Sunny Cove Sea Kayaking Co. P.O. Box 3332, Seward, AK 99664 phone: (907) 224-4426 fax: (907) 224-4427 email: info@sunnycove.com internet: www.sunnycove.com Most kayakers access the park by water taxi or charter boat from Seward, or by flight from Homer to more remote Nuka Bay. It is possible to go paddling directly from Seward, and this can be a great jumping off point for day trips in Resurrection Bay or overnights to Caines Head or Bear Glacier, but rounding Aialik Cape can be treacherous and is not recommended in a kayak.