Jewels of Alaska State Parks, Kenai Peninsula Kenai River Special Management Area is a special unit of the state park system. There are public and private campgrounds, boat launches, and public access points along the river. Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park is accessible by plane or boat from Homer, at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula, and is known for its scenic, wild mountain terrain, fjords and coves. There are primitive campsites, cabins and trails to high mountain lakes and glaciers. Kachemak Bay suppports many species of marine life.
Visitors frequently observe sea otters, seals, porpoise, and whales.
Caines Head State Recreation Area, near Seward, is the scenic site of an abandoned World War II fort. The massive headland rises 650 feet above Resurrection Bay, against a backdrop of rolling alpine meadows and sharp peaks, and gives way to a sweeping view of the North Pacific Ocean. The shale-covered, forest framed beaches of Caines Head can be reached by boat or foot. All Rights Reserved.