Pasagshak Bay Road

A 17 mile one-way jaunt from Chini­ak High­way, this road was com­plet­ed along­side the devel­op­ment of the Alas­ka Aero­space Cor­po­ra­tion launch site, which is at the end of the road. In addi­tion to access­ing the pri­vate site, the paved road offers recre­ation­al­ists and trav­el­ers access to great fish­ing beach­es and rivers, surf spots, state parks, and scenic views of alpine pass­es and ocean. There’s also a pri­vate ranch here, where semi-domesticated…  ...more

High­est point on the road cross­es the divide in the Marin Range.

Look for salmon and bald eagles here.

A favorite local spot for fish­ing on the Pasagshak Riv­er. MP 8.5, Pasagshak Rd

This riv­er flows past a prim­i­tive camp­site (first-come basis, free) and emp­ties into the bay. Only three miles long, the riv­er is fed by Lake Rose Tead, which is a prime spawn­ing area for sock­eye salmon. The riv­er also has runs of pink, chum, and sil­ver salmon, as well as Dol­ly Var­den. Fly fish­er­men love the chal­lenge of fish­ing in the tidal­ly-influ­enced low­er stretch of the riv­er; but spin­ner or fly cast­er, you’ll find good game in this stream,  ...more

A spec­tac­u­lar set­ting for anglers, beach­combers, hik­ers, and explor­ers. There is devel­oped camp­ing for both tent and RV campers, a boat launch, two mod­ern pit toi­lets, and numer­ous pic­nic sites. The beach makes for excel­lent walk­ing, beach­comb­ing, wildlife view­ing and birding. 

Enjoy hik­ing, camp­ing, & pic­nick­ing on this remote beach.

One of the last ranch­es on the island, this cat­tle com­pa­ny is run by Bill and Kathy Bur­ton, who start­ed their 20,000-acre lease in 1967. With 60 – 70 cows, 400 buf­fa­lo, 70 elk, and 14 yaks, the ranch is a place for domes­ti­cat­ed meat and guid­ed hunts. Ranch­ing was first brought to Kodi­ak by the Rus­sians, who took advan­tage of the nat­ur­al grass­lands on the green, tem­per­ate island. Amer­i­cans con­tin­ued the ranch­ing tra­di­tion, which peaked with some…  ...more

Road main­te­nance ends so beware of rough roads ahead. Near the end of the road, this rock­et launch facil­i­ty is part of the Alas­ka Aero­space Cor­po­ra­tion, a state-run enter­prise spe­cial­iz­ing in satel­lite and mis­sile tech­nol­o­gy as well as launch­es. At the very least, you can check out the launch tow­er from a dis­tance. If you are lucky to be here on one of their annu­al launch­es, you can watch a rock­et be sent into space! Built in 1998 (and the…  ...more

This is the end of the road, and out­side intre­pid surfers and beach­combers, you won’t find many peo­ple here. The road main­te­nance ends and it’s tough to get here, but if you make it, you’ll find great beach­comb­ing and fos­sil hunt­ing. The beach is at the mouth of a small riv­er, which drains Twin Lakes. And the fos­sils are in cliffs locat­ed at the left side of the beach. Acces­si­ble only at low tide, the cliff face has fos­silized rem­nants of…  ...more