Beluga Slough

City of Homer Alaska Official Website

Beluga Slough Trail is a 1.2 mile loop trail that winds along lower Beluga Slough, a salt marsh where the freshwater of Beluga Lake mixes with Kachemak Bay's ocean water at high tides.  It offers excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing and scenic views across Kachemak Bay.

Interpretive signs and poems (penned by local writer Wendy Erd) along the way encourage you to linger on your walk to experience the slough's tides, birds, seasons, history, weather and wonders.  With trailheads located at Bishops Beach (off Bunnell Street) and at Islands & Oceans (off the Sterling Highway), your explorations can easily extend to include Bishops Beach and the Islands & Ocean's Visitor Center.

The wetland area of Beluga Slough is part of the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area.  Keep all pets on leashes while in this critical habitat, there are no exceptions.