Kodiak is easily accessible by scheduled air service from Anchorage and is also on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry route. From Kodiak, visitors can drive the 87 miles of the Kodiak Road System and access remote communities and parks via boat or air taxi.
Escape to the transformative natural beauty of Alaska. Get the inside scoop with our official State of Alaska Vacation Guide. The 2,square-mile refuge encompasses two-thirds of Kodiak Island and includes a diverse habitat that ranges from rugged mountains and alpine meadows to wetlands, spruce forest, and grassland. The refuge has outstanding fishing, but the most popular activity is bear viewing.
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is home to 3, bears, with males that normally weigh in at more than pounds but have been known to exceed 1, pounds and stand more than 10 feet tall. The refuge has no roads, so bear viewing is done as a day tour with an air charter operator. The fort was built during the war and now features a campground and the Kodiak Military History Museum, located inside the Ready Ammo bunker. The historic ruins of the World War II coastal defense installation along with the steep surf-pounded cliffs, deep spruce forests, wildflower-laden meadows, and a lake make this park a fascinating place to spend an afternoon.
With easy access to the ocean and many rivers and lakes, Kodiak offers endless opportunities for both saltwater and freshwater fishing. Join a full-day or half-day fishing charter and let the experts take you to the best spots for halibut, salmon, rockfish, cod, and trout. Watching giant Kodiak bears is one of the most popular activities on Kodiak Island. The best time to see brown bears is July, August, and September, when the salmon runs are at their best. Most visitors join flightseeing trips that fly to remote areas to view the bears feasting on salmon in streams and lakes.
Some boat charters and kayak outfitters also specialize in bear and wildlife viewing. Kodiak rivals any other place in Alaska for viewing the world's largest mammals.
Gray whales migrate through the area in April on their journey north, and fin, minke, and humpback whales can be seen June through November. Local charter boats are available for whale watching and other marine wildlife tours. With its many bays, protected inlets, scenic coastline, and offshore rookeries, Kodiak is a kayaker's dream. A number of local outfitters offer fully equipped and guided tours that last an afternoon to several days. Some even specialize in whale watching kayaking tours.
Kodiak's gravel roads are made for mountain bikers. The most interesting to ride on the island is the mile Anton Larsen Bay Road. The road departs from near Buskin River Campground and heads northwest to cross a mountain pass and end at Anton Larsen Bay on the island's west side, where you will find quiet coves and shorelines to explore.
Shops in Kodiak can provide trail maps and rent bikes. A museum store features unique jewelry, art, and books on Alaska Native history. Check their event calendar for special events, classes, publications, and lectures. A museum store offers a broad selection of Russian arts and crafts. Lining the sidewalks of the harbor is Kodiak Maritime Museum , a "museum without walls. Built in , the Holy Resurrection Church and its beautiful blue onion domes is one of the most distinctive structures in Kodiak.
At 3, square miles, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States, second only to the island of Hawaii. The city of Kodiak is air miles southwest of Anchorage and is the seventh largest city in the state.
Total population including the six villages of Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Old Harbor and Akhiok is approximately 13, with the majority of those residents living in and around the city of Kodiak and its road system. About the Kodiak Area Kodiak is the transportation hub for southwest Alaska. However, much of the landscape that we see today is the result of the extensive ice sheet that covered the region during the Pleistocene glaciation.
The region is heavily mountainous and also contains massive swaths of coniferous forests. Plus, the northern part of the Kodiak Island Archipelago is also home to temperate rainforests, particularly on Afognak Island. The ocean surrounding Kodiak Island is rich in salmon, halibut, and king crab. Meanwhile, the island itself is known for its population of elk, Sitka deer, and mountain goats.
However, perhaps the best-known resident of Kodiak Island is the Kodiak bear. The Kodiak bear is a subspecies of brown bear and is the second-largest ursine on earth, after the polar bear. This subspecies is very similar to the rest of the grizzly bear Ursos arctos horribilis population in mainland Alaska and is closely related to the now-extinct California grizzly bear. The Kodiak bear is particularly known for its large size, which can exceed 1,lbs kg. This makes it substantially larger than many other brown bears, which are usually between lbs kg , and slightly smaller than most polar bears.
Interestingly, though, the Kodiak bear does not have a different lifestyle and diet from the mainland Alaska grizzly bear, despite their huge size difference.
Additionally, despite their large size, Kodiak bears generally try to avoid people, and fatal encounters are quite rare. But, due to the increase in population on the island and the increase in bear hunting, negative Kodiak bear encounters are becoming more common. Kodiak Island and the surrounding region on the Alaska Peninsula has a rich history of human inhabitation dating back at least 7, years.
The island is the ancestral homeland of the Sugpiaq of the Alutiiq Nation. The native people of Kodiak Island hunted, fished, farmed, and gathered in the region over the course of millenia before the arrival of the Russians and other European settlers. Perhaps the first non-native visitors to the island were a part of Russians in under the leadership of fur trader, Stepan Glotov.
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