Tutka Bay Lodge

Tutka Bay Lodge

Tutka Bay Lodge

Wildlife Viewing

Tutka Bay Lodge

Tutka Bay, Kayaking

Tutka Bay Lodge

Activities

Lodge Guests Paddle the Bay

There is no better way to experience the coastal marine environment than by quiet sea kayak. Top quality, stable sea touring double kayaks offer comfort and safety for paddlers of all ages.

Birding on the Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge Coastal Trail

Two miles of private nature trails along the coast and through the forest provide excellent birding opportunities. Guests scan the ocean for sightings of puffins, scoters, murres and harlequin ducks as well as sea otters, whales, porpoise and sea lions.

Cook Inlet Sunset

The sun sinks behind the Chigmit Mountains as the Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge skiff heads for the dock. This photo was taken at 11 P.M. after a very long summer day.

Reading Room

Guests enjoy books found in the lodge's extensive Alaskana collection. The common area of the Tutka House, where the library is located, provides a peaceful place to dig into a great book. Nelda's museum quality Alaska Native basket collection is displaye

A View of Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge

The lodge is situated on a secluded cove of Tutka Bay with panoramic vistas of forests, mountains and Kachemak Bay State Park.

Guest Chalet

Guests are delighted to find roomy, "rustic plush" accommodations with ocean and mountain views, king beds, private restrooms and standard electricity. There are no roads here so everything is brought in by boat.

Bucket of Butter Clams

The pristine waters and gravel beaches of the Kenai Coast yield a tasty treasure of butter clams for the Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge dining table.

Dinner is Served

Guests enjoy seafood feasts of Alaska's finest wild salmon, halibut, shrimp and scallops

Seafood Feast

Meals are served family style in the dining solarium surrounded by wilderness.

The Annual Concert on the Deck

Organizers set up tables and chairs under a tent for the annual classical string concert, "Champagne, Chocolate and Chopin a la Tutka." This fund raiser supports the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra's annual summer music festival.

Artist's Rendering

Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge is located nine water miles from Homer midway between Halibut Cove and Seldovia next to Kachemak Bay State Park. Access is by boat or aircraft only.

Tutka Bay, Deck Chairs & Dock

Alaska has over 30,000 miles of coastline, most of it very wet. Tutka Bay is relatively dry because it is located in a "rain shadow" created by a mountain range between the bay and the Gulf of Alaska. Summer temperatures average between 55 and

Tutka Bay, Soaking in the Hot Tub

After a day of hiking, fishing, bear viewing or kayaking, a soothing soak in the hot tub feels fabulous

Tutka Bay, Happy King Salmon Anglers

A day of saltwater trolling produces a beautiful catch of king salmon for these happy anglers from Idaho.

Tutka Bay, Kayak Class

The lodge kayak guide gives guests from Florida a class in Kayaking Basics in preparation for a day of paddling on the bay. The guide helps paddlers spot sea otters, eagles' nests and sea birds.

Tutka Bay, Recreation Deck

Opportunities abound for sojourners to discover the treasures of Alaska's Kenai Coast from a hot tub, by sea kayak, on foot and from a deck chair.