Sea Kayaking Trips In Alaska

A large, popular beach for camping and water taxi drop offs and pick ups. Only 17 miles from Whittier it is often a first or last camp spot for intermediate paddlers without a water taxi. This beach provides large durable camping areas and fresh glacial streams in the vicinity.

This is a true jewel at the end of Unakwik Inlet. Located just Northwest of Meares Glacier, this steep, sandy beach is about as close as a kayak dares to paddle towards an active tidewater glacier.

A wonderful beach campsite for a calm day. Surrounded on two sides by the sea, this campsite has beautiful views out to Nellie Juan-College Fjord and over to Perry and Knight Island. Large durable camping area, but beware of high tides.  Both beaches are steep unless at low tide and could be used as a water taxi drop off location.

Humpback whales commonly swim along the shore and you can hear them from your tent. With tidewater glaciers, wildlife, and many scenic paddles in close proximity, Dual Head is a good base camp. Fresh water can be found on the North end of the beach.

Tipping Point, on Northwest Perry Island, is a very accommodating beach campsite with excellent views out to Port Wells and Perry Passage. There is fresh water, beach camping for a few tents, and possibilities for hiking up on Perry Island.

There is a small creek for fresh water, and wooden walkways in the trees. Tent platforms are tucked up on the inside of a small spit of land, and the drop off beach faces due East on the opposite side of the spit.

Spencer Glacier rises 3,500 feet in a stunning, natural ramp from a lake of royal-blue icebergs in the Chugach National Forest just 60 miles south of Anchorage. It’s a family-friendly recreation destination featuring camping, hiking, glacier exploration, nature walks, paddling and sightseeing. Maybe best of all: You have to take a train to get there!

A wonderful treasure for the paddlers wanting to be in the middle of Prince William Sound. This site is well protected between two halves of Olsen Island and has well established camping spots for many tents in the forest, and good trees for hanging food. The beach is steep and wide with oyster catchers patrolling the shore. Freshwater is not on the island, but can be found in the  More...

Facing Beloit Glacier, 17 Mile Lagoon and the nearby Eagle´s Nest beaches are popular beaches for kayaking trips nearby the tidewater glaciers. This point is easy to find as it lies just on the glacier side of the very shallow terminal moraine of Beloit Glacier on Willard Island.

Icy Bay lives up to its name with an active tidewater glacier often clogging the fjord with icebergs. This remote fjord in Prince William Sound is a special spot for paddlers looking for spectular views of Tiger and Chenega Glacier descending into the sea. Beware of tight ice conditions changing with the tide and strong cold katabatic winds off of the Sargent Icefeild.

Crafton Island will amaze everyone! Overhanging cliffs and caves, green-blue waters, cobbled beaches, and fantastic views. You also get great exposure to Knight Island Passage and greater Prince William Sound. Few beaches are comparable to those on Crafton Island.

This beach has all the amenities of a perfect kayak camp spot. A raging river splits the cobble beach in two, and a hanging glacier provides the perfect background for a few packed, grassy tent spots. Within a morning paddle distance from Meares Glacier, Brilliant Beach is an excellent launching point. The beach is safe from the highest tides, and is long enough for multiple parties  More...

A popular drop off and pickup beach for water taxi, however camping is not an option on this beach. Most people choose to paddle a short distance towards the glaciers for durable and level camping.

Cascade Bay, at the Northwest end of Eaglek Bay, holds the treasure of the largest waterfall in Prince William Sound. There is no lack of freshwater in the Bay, with another reasonable water source coming in just to the East of the Falls. Be prepared for the noise of the falls, and tons of jellyfish!