Shuyak Island State Park Shuyak Island State Park Shuyak Island State Park comprises most of the island's 47,000 acres. Besides a virgin Sitka spruce forest, the park includes miles of rugged coastline, beaches and protected waterways. The island is located 54 air miles north of Kodiak, Alaska. Shuyak Island's compact dimensions measure 12 miles long and 11 miles wide but contain more sheltered interior waterways than anywhere in the Kodiak Archipelago. The land and water of the area host an infinite variety of seabirds.
Otters share the sea with whales, harbor seals, sea lions, and Dall porpoises.
Kodiak brown bear and Sitka black-tailed deer inhabit the island's forests. Access to Shuyak Island is via water or air. Commercial air service is available from Anchorage to the city of Kodiak. Several air charters provide float plane service to Shuyak Island from either Kodiak or Homer. If you visit Shuyak, you may either camp or rent one of the four public use cabins.