Food needs to be stored to avoid attracting bears and other wildlife. Because there are no roads leading to the park, it is seldom used in winter. However, it is possible to ski or snowshoe to the site. A hiker enjoys the view from Thumb Cove at Caines Head. Army dock at North Beach in the Caines Head State Recreation Area.
Visitors examine a World War II bunker.
Photo by Robert Angell, courtesy Alaska State Parks. Photo by Jack Sinclair, courtesy of Alaska State Parks. Photo by Al Meiners, courtesy of Alaska State Parks.