Category:	Tourism By Region
Title:	Homer Chamber of Commerce
Listing URL:	http://www.homeralaska.org/
Description:	Getting to and Around Homer PLAN YOUR TRIP Airlines & Air Taxis Bus Services & Tours Car Rentals Ferry Services Taxis Water Taxis Travel & Booking Agencies What's Available? Just 225 scenic miles from Anchorage, the road to Homer is open year-round. Drive south on the Seward Highway, a designated national scenic byway and connect with the Sterling Highway. It's a visual feast, covering miles of highway through mountains, spruce forest and coastline. The drive takes four to five hours on dry roads, but provides views that anywhere else would qualify as a national park. As the crow flies, Homer is 110 miles from Anchorage with numerous flights operating daily year-round. You can also get to Homer via regular scheduled shuttle service from Anchorage. There is also seasonal shuttle service from Seward. Once in Homer, there are car rentals, several taxi companies and bike rentals available. Homer is a port of call for the Alaska Marine Highway for travelers heading out to Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. Once a month during the summer, the M/V Tustumena travels 400 miles along the Alaska Peninsula to the Aleutian Islands, stopping in six different villages: Chignik, Sand Point, King Cove, Cold Bay, False Pass, and Akutan. For more info, contact; www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs Road Miles From Selected Cities in Alaska Anchorage 225 miles Seward 171 miles Kenai 89 miles Cooper Landing 133 miles Valdez 528 miles Haines 1,000 miles Fairbanks 582 miles Denali Nat Park 462 miles Watchable Wildlife & Adventures in Homer PLAN YOUR TRIP Bear Viewing Birding Eco-Tours & Adventures Fishing Flight Seeing Four Wheeling Horseback Riding & Tours Hunting Kayaking Parks & Hiking Sailing Travel & Booking Agencies Whale Watching What's Available? Where the road ends in Homer, your adventure just begins! Homer has wildlife viewing and adventures for all ages and interests. Homer is a gateway to many National and State Parks including Katmai, Lake Clark, McNeil River and Kachemak Bay. Few places match the diverse beauty of Homer, having so many ways to experience and view the variety of abundant wildlife. One day you can be kayaking on beautiful Kachemak Bay with its rising cliffs, calm coves, seals, sea otters and whales. The next day you could be standing on the rugged coast of the Alaska Peninsula, or in Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park on your first bear viewing trip watching as these majestic monarchs’ feast on salmon. While in Homer, you can enjoy the wildlife whether it’s hiking on a local trail, exploring a tide pool, horseback riding or flight seeing over the surrounding glaciers. Bald eagles, sandhill cranes, moose and shorebirds are just a few of the varieties of local watchable wildlife available to see. Extend your visit to experience where the road ends and your adventure just begin!
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