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Kachemak Bay State Park andKachemak Bay State Wilderness Park is a 400,000-acre (1,600 km2) park in and aroundKachemak Bay,Alaska, United States.[1] Kachemak Bay State Park was the first legislatively designated state park in theAlaska State Parks system. Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park is the state's only legislatively designated wilderness park. No road accesses most areas of the park; visitors normally fly in or travel by boat fromHomer.
Kachemak Bay is considered acritical habitat area due to thebiodiversity in the area. Wildlife within the park includes marine mammals such assea otters,sea lions, andwhales, large land mammals such asmoose andblack bears, and numerous sea and land birds. The terrain consists of both rocky and sandy beaches, dense mountain forests, and higher up, glaciers andicefields. Because of the rugged conditions and unpredictable coastal weather, visitors are advised to be prepared for sudden wind, rain, or snowstorms at any time of year, especially at higher elevations, and to file a travel plan with rangers. The park is mostly wild land, although a few cabins and semideveloped campgrounds are seen. The park ranger station is located inHalibut Cove Lagoon.
The Kachemak Bay area was infested withspruce bark beetles during the late 1990s, and thousands of acres have dead trees still standing within the park. At least onewildfire, theMile 17 fire, burned areas of dead standing spruce on park land.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kachemak Bay State Park
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