Peterson Bay Coastal Science Field Sation and Carl E. Wynn Nature Center

Guided Nature Tours & Hikes
  Hiking/Boat Tours
  Hiking/Kayaking Tours
  Wynn Nature Center Hikes
For Teachers & Students
   Field Trips
   Professional Development
   Marine and Coastal
      Science Resources

Programs for Kids & Families
Coastal Monitoring &
Stewardship

  Community-based
    Coastal Monitoring

  Coast Walk Surveys
  Beach Clean-ups
  Wildlife Surveys
  Community Resources
Facilities
  Peterson Bay Coastal Science
   Field Station 
 
  Carl E. Wynn Nature Center
  Homer Harbor Yurt
  Homer Headquarters Building

 
Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities
Special Events Calendar

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Homer, Alaska, Environmental Education, Research, and Stewardship since 1981

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Nature Tours and Hikes

We invite you to journeys of discovery in Kachemak Bay, one of the most productive and diverse coastal areas in Alaska. We offer a variety of educational hiking and boat tour options during summer. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff and volunteers will open up a new world or reacquaint you, and deepen your knowledge and appreciation of the very special place of Kachemak Bay, Alaska. We also offer Homer, Alaska kayaking tours.
Click on each program for more details
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Guided Natural History Hiking Tour
$100 adult / $68 chilren under 12
8 am - 4 pm daily
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Guided Hikes
$7 adult / $6 seniors (60+)/ $5 youth under 18 / $20 family
10 am & 2 pm daily
June 15 - Labor Day
Creatures of the Dock Tour
$5 for 1-hr. tour at 1 & 3 pm

Tues. - Saturday
mid-June - August
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Guided Natural History & Kayaking Tour
$150 per person
8 am - 6 pm daily
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Self-Guided Hikes
$7 adult / $6 seniors
$5 youth under 18 / $20 family
10 am - 6 pm daily
June 15 - Labor Day
 
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Overnight Yurt Stays available with
Guided Tou
r

$25/person; $80/yurt
(A yurt sleeps 6 - 8 people)
Depart Homer Harbor 4 pm
Return 4 pm next day
Learn Your Local Plants Walk
Free
10:30 am, Thursdays
June - August
 
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Whale Camp July 24-26 with whale-watch cruise all day on the 26th. $205

Jr. Naturalist Camp. Ages 9-12.
June 29 - July 3
August 3 - 7
Two days, three overnights.
$205 for 4-day camp.

New! WSI (Wildlife Scene Investigations)
Teen Camp. Ages 13-16.
August 11-15. Two days, two overnights
across the bay.
$300 for 5-day camp


Group Rates by appointment for groups of 10 or more






Jr. Naturalist Camp.
Ages 9-12.
June 29 - July 3
August 3-7
Two days. 3 overnights
$205 for 4-day camp


New! WSI (Wildlife Scene Investigations) Teen Camp. Ages 13-16.

August 11-15. Three days, two overnights near Wynn
$300 for 5-day camp.

 

 

See also the Special Events Calendar