Homer / Baycrest KOA Holiday Campground Blog

3 Days in Homer, Alaska: A Guide from your KOA Hosts

2/8/2024

In many people's minds, Homer is the most beautiful place in the world. Come and enjoy the breathtaking views, adventures and Alaska at its finest. Homer is 4-6 hours from Anchorage, depending on the time of year. It is at the end of the road, or for the optimist, it is the beginning of the road....

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Cell Service January 2024 and a New Number 907-299-4712

1/24/2024

Alaska has interesting cell coverage issues. Our two main companies are not talking well internally to each other. To fix this issue on our end, we have added another phone line with the other carrier. If you still have issues getting ahold of us, please text us, and we can return your call with the...

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Fun On Kachemak Bay

12/26/2023

People who come to visit ask what we do for fun since we live here year-round.  We love playing on Kachemak Bay by sightseeing the wildlife and birds, fishing, hiking, hunting, going to Seldovia or Halibut Cove...  there is nothing like the salt air and wind to clear the mind and have another...

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Shoulder Season travel to Homer Baycrest KOA

8/17/2022

Because our tourist season is so short, it is always hard to know just exactly when we will open and close each year.  It really depends on the weather and when the ground freezes or thaws.  It's part of living in Alaska.  The huge bumps in the road in the spring come because of the ground heaving...

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How do I get my packages delivered to Homer Baycrest KOA?

8/17/2022

Good question.  As mail is not delivered on site, the following is important to receive your package.  If you are here on the weekend, you should plan for a Thursday or Monday delivery.  Weekend delivery can be unpredictable.You can always:  Gen Delivery, Homer, Alaska 99603 and pick it up at the...

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Northern Lights

8/4/2022

In the winter, I am always checking out the sky for the Northern Lights.  We are on the edge of the lights compared to northern Alaska.  From April until the end of July, as the days get longer, we miss the lights in the sky as there is only dusk.  Fireworks can't be seen on the 4th of July, so we...

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Beauty surrounds us at the Homer Baycrest KOA

8/3/2022

Whether in the RV or sitting at the campfire, the views from the campground are inspiring.  Each place in the park gives a different look to the Alaskan outdoors.We overlook beautiful Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet and can watch the many types of boats and planes going by.  The 3 active volcanoes are...

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Seldovia

8/3/2022

Directly across the bay from the RV park, there is an indentation in the coastline.  That is where Seldovia is located.  It is a small, historical Alaskan town.  It was actually the main town before WW2.  The 1964 earthquake did a lot of damage to the boardwalk which is still there to walk around on...

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"Where do you take your family when they come to visit"

8/3/2022

My favorite place to take people is the Norman Lowell Gallery.From the outside of the building, you would never guess the treasures inside, the beauty, the peaceful sanctuary as you view the Alaska collection of a homesteader who loves Alaska and his creator.  Over the years I have taken many people...

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The Backcountry

8/3/2022

We live here year-round.  The Alaska countryside is so beautiful, especially with the wildflowers, the weather systems, different seasons of the year.  We play in the back country in the winter and in the summer.  During the winter, people ski, dog sled, and snow machine all over the back country....

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