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Kodiak

Alaska's Emerald Isle

Bears

Kodiak Island is home to the magnificent Kodiak Bear. Read more

Kayaking

When you kayak in Kodiak Island, you are paddling waters with thousands of years of history.  The Alutiiq people, who occupied the island 10,000 years ago, navigated Aleutian isle waters Read more

Alutiiq Heritage

Kodiak's first settlers were the Alutiiq, a thriving hunting and gathering community. Photo an Akhiok boy in traditional Alutiiq clothing, courtesy the Alutiiq Museum. Read more

Bird Watching

Puffin on the shore. Dake Schmidt photo Kodiak is a birder's paradise. Thanks to a mild climate and plentiful food supply, bird watching opportunities are excellent year-round. More than 240 Read more

Kodiak Harbor

Twenty thousand years ago most of the 5,000 square mile Kodiak Archipelago was covered by glaciers that scored and carved the landscape. Jagged peaks, fjord-like bays, and wide U-shaped valleys Read more

Whale Watching

Few things are more thrilling than seeing a whale surface and dive ocean waters.  The classic shot of a whale tail or a breaching whale is a lifelong Read more

Fishing

The art of fishing can be fully realized while visiting Kodiak Island. Fishing for halibut, 5 species of salmon, cod, lingcod and numerous rockfish species will satisfy the angler looking Read more

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Welcome to the Emerald Isle
Twenty thousand years ago most of the 5,000 square mile Kodiak Archipelago was covered by glaciers that scored and carved the landscape. Jagged peaks, fjord-like bays, and wide U-shaped valleys were left by the glacial retreat. Nature’s handiwork created a place of spectacular scenic beauty and a wilderness ideally suited for abundant land and marine life. At times the elements and the environment can be harsh and unrelenting, but for those who love Kodiak, it is simply a reminder that nature is in charge; lives and livelihoods must adapt. The reward is a unique lifestyle in an island paradise.

Visitors come to Kodiak to experience a wildness that is unmatched in few places on the earth. They come to step away from civilization and rediscover nature in its purest, unruined form. It is a place to slow down to the tempo and timbre of wilderness, to appreciate silence broken only by the eagle or loon. It is a place to rest weary eyes and quiet nerves with the motion of water and color of trees. And it is a place where the designs of man yield completely to the demands of the environment.

Visitor Information

The Kodiak Visitor Information Center, located at 100 Marine Way at the Ferry Terminal, is the place to go to discover how to make the best of your time in Kodiak. Whether your stay is one day or one month, the staff at the visitor center can offer advice, information and referrals. The center is open year-round Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with expanded hours during summer months. You can reach the visitor center at (907) 486-4782 or 1-800-789-4782 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

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