In the map above:
Each gateway community is labeled in red;
each viewing site easily accessed from there is labeled in violet.
A more detailed map of some features is provided below
Local transport by boat or plane is quite expensive. So it’s most economical to access each site only from the communities closest to it.
Table 1. Tour Companies in Each Gateway Community
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Table 2. Tour companies on the Western Kenai Peninsula
and the viewing sites each visits on the west side of Cook Inlet
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Other services and products available in this part of Alaska.
* Guides
* Wilderness transportation
* Lodging and food
* Photographic services
* Computing services
* Legal services
* Activities other than bear viewing
(watching other wildlife, sightseeing, cultural events, museums,
salmon fishing, etc.)
* Emergency help
* Bear deterrents
* Bear-resistant food storage
* Clothing
* Miscellaneous gear & supplies
* Books and videos
* Gifts
To find local vendors for each of these services or products, check the following list of gateway communities. Also shown for each community are the viewing sites normally accessed from there.
Sterling Sites Nearby
* Moose River and central Kenai River
* Swanson River Canoe System
Soldotna Sites Along Cook Inlet
* Wolverine Creek
* Tuxedni Bay and Crescent Lake
* Silver Salmon
* Chinitna Bay (Glacier Meadows, Clearwater Creek)
* Brooks Camp (Katmai National Park)
Nikiski and Kenai Sites Along Cook Inlet
* Wolverine Creek
Homer Sites Along Cook Inlet
* Kachemak Bay (e.g., China Poot)
* Tuxedni Bay and Crescent Lake
* Chinitna Bay (Glacier Meadows, Clearwater Creek)
* Silver Salmon
* Chenik Creek; Iniskin, Bruin, and Bays, & Ursus Cove
* McNeil River State Game Sanctuary (McNeil Falls, Mikfik Creek)
* Mouth of Douglas River
* Funnel and Moraine Creeks
Sites On the Alaska Peninsula
* Brooks Falls in central Katmai National Park
* Katmai coast (northern, central and occasionally southern)
