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 Homer
Ocean Charters offers full water taxi service to most points in
Kachemak Bay. For this we use our 28' Bayweld landing craft the "Baylink II",
a six passenger vessel. The Baylink II has an enclosed aft cabin
for a smooth comfortable ride. The bow of the boat is large
and open with a drop down boarding/loading ramp and plenty of room for kayaks, mountain bikes, camping gear,
freight etc. Consider the Baylink II your gateway to the Kachemak Bay State
Park.
 Kachemak
Bay State Park offers many great hiking trails, tent camping, park
service rental cabins, clamming, fishing, sightseeing, and many other
opportunities. You can also rent kayaks from us to paddle around
the many protected bays and stay in our beautiful new cabins at Otter
Cove Resort.
Round
trip taxi service runs only $60-$75 to most destinations. We offer special rates for small children and large groups. Contact us for more information on the
opportunities in the park.
Attention hunters! We are licensed transporters and can drop you off for hunting. If you have a license and are carrying a weapon you are hunting and are required to use a licensed transporter for drop off and pick up. Give us a call and we will make arrangements for you.
Access to Great Hiking
Don't miss some great hiking opportunities in Kachemak Bay State Park. Visit Otter Cove Resort, stay in the cabins and have access to the Sadie Knob Trail right outside your cabin door. Or take our water taxi and hike the spectacular Grace Ridge Trail. If you are a real hiker do both trails. These trails are often underrated and ignored but those who hike them are so glad they did. Both the Sadie Knob and Grace Ridge Trails are beautiful!
Sadie Knob Trail - in Kachemak Bay State Park with trail access from Otter Cove
Length: 4.5 miles
Rating: Moderate to difficult (long climbs)
Hiking Time: 3 hours to Sadie Knob
Elevation Gain: 2100 feet
Water Availability: Seasonal creeks at trailheads; small streams near low areas; no water on summit.
Trail Description: Sadie Knob Trail accesses an alpine ridge (visible from Homer) between Sadie Cove and Kachemak Bay. It does not access Sadie Peak to the south. The Ridge Route climbs through a spruce forest, flower meadows and along a subalpine lake. Emerging above the timberline, and marked only with rock cairns or orange trail markers, the trail follows the ridgeline to Sadie Knob. Hikers gain superb and expansive 360 degree views of Kachemak Bay, Sadie Peak, Sadie Cove, Eldred Passage and Cook Inlet volcanoes. Watch for mountain goats, black bears and eagles along the way.
Grace Ridge Trail - in Kachemak Bay State Park trail
access is a short ride in our water taxi across the Bay from Homer or from Otter Cove
Length: 8.2 miles
Rating: Moderate to difficult (long climbs)
Hiking time: 1.5 hours to first alpine knob; 2.5 hours to summit; 6-8 hours entire trail
Elevation Gain: First knob at 1745 ft.; summit at 3145 ft.
Trailhead: North end is at Kayak Beach campsite and South End in Tutka Bay across from the Sea Star public use cabin
Camping: Kayak Beach has a campsite at the trailhead
Water availability: Seasonal stream at Kayak Beach; good stream near mile 1.6; no water on ridge; seasonal creeks near South Grace Trailhead.
Trail Description:The trail begins on left side of gravel beach at Kayak Beach Campsite (an area once used as a gravel quarry). It follows an old road now densely inhabited by alders, and then begins climbing through an old-growth Sitka spruce forest. Mile 1.4 offers an excellent view of Sadie Knob. Huge spruce trees dot the narrow ridge and the roar of hidden waterfalls below can be heard. At mile 1.6, a creek rushing along the trail offers a good water source (before climbing to the alpine areas). Climbing through subalpine alders and meadows to mile 2.9, an alpine knob offers an excellent destination for a half day hike. Stunning views of Eldred Passage, Sadie Peak, Cook Inlet volcanoes and beyond are available here. Watch for mountain goats, black bears, golden and bald eagles. to continue, follow the marked route through the alders to the southeast, cross a saddle, and climb the alpine ridgelines to the peak. Good spring skiing in the bowls of this area. The alpine portion of this route are up;unmarked, but it is easy to follow the "knife" ridges. Descending into the alders again, the trail switchbacks into the spruce forests, ending at Tutka Bay.
Other trails to consider are the Saddle Trail, Glacier Lake Trail and the Emerald Lake Trail. We can take you by water taxi to all of these trails.
We can also accommodate groups in our larger vessel the Northern Star. This 35 foot vessel can carry up to 28 passengers and gear. It is a perfect tour boat or water taxi for groups going to destinations in Kachemak Bay.
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