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Pair the book with:

• Top 5 Destinations
• Resurrection Bay
• Day Harbor
• Aialik Bay (KFNP)
• Northwestern Fjord
• Nuka Island

Engage with the Kenai Fjord's wildest destinations by boat, kayak, or jet ski. Visit lower Resurrection Bay's State Marine Parks, Aialik Bay's tidewater glaciers, Day Harbor's sheltered coves and bays, Northwestern Fjord's icy enclaves, and Nuka Island's rich bounty of secluded anchorages and campsites.

Seward's Resurrection Bay is the gateway into the Kenai Fjords. Lower Resurrection Bay offers three Alaska Marine State Parks and a State Recreation Area, accessible by boat, water taxi, or kayak, where camping is permitted. Each park presents a unique experience along the rugged outer coast. Top destinations include Sandspit Point State Marine Park on Fox Island, Thumb Cove State Marine Park, Kayaker Cove, Eldorado Narrows (right), Caines Head Recreation Area, Bear Glacier and Cape Resurrection.

Day Harbor (left) is located immediately east of Cape Resurrection. The harbor is noted for its towering sea cliffs, sea caves, and cascading waterfalls along the rugged and steep Resurrection Peninsula. In summer, Day Harbor is generally the calmest place in Blying Sound. Top destinations include the Alaska State Marine Parks located in Driftwood Bay and Safety Cove. Day Harbor's semi-protected east shore has two excellent anchorages: Bowen Anchorage and Anchor Cove. At the harbor's head is Ellsworth Valley where Ellsworth Glacier's terminus has retreated more than 6 miles since 1909.

Immediately southwest of Resurrection Bay is Aialik Bay, located in the heart of the Kenai Fjords National Park. Best destinations include Verdant Cove, Coleman Bay, Holgate Arm, Aialik Glacial Basin, Abra Cove and Pedersen Lagoon area. Spectacular Cliff Bay (right) with its razor-back ridgeline stands at the entrance to Aialik Bay. Lower Aialik Bay (Verdant Cove) was home to the last Sugpiaq settlement on the Kenai Peninsula's outer coast which remained until the 1880s, when the residents moved to Nanwalek in Cook Inlet.

Northwestern Fjord is a great place to spend time beachcombing, hiking and paddling. In summer, hundreds of harbor seals inhabit the icy upper fjord. Vessel anchorages include: Otter Cove, Ribbonfall Cove, Monolith Cove and the Southwestern Arm. Northwestern, Anchor and Ogive glaciers are the three major tidewater glacier in the fjord. Northwestern Fjord is much more remote and less visited than Aialik Bay. To be safe, small boat mariners and kayakers using Northwest Passage should avoid times when a large gulf ground swell is present along with an ebbing spring tide at the fjord's entrance. Be sure to check your tide table.

Nuka Island is part of the Kachemak Bay State Park. The entire Nuka Bay area including Nuka Island and Nuka Passage are exceptional places to explore. Scores of reliable landing beaches afford excellent access and camping. The Nuka Bay region is legendary for its abundance of eagles, seals, and former gold mines. Berger Bay (right) is a particularly inviting anchorage on Nuka Island's western shore.