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For a walking map of Seldovia.

Housing / Camping for Groups
 
     Susan B. English School
            Contact: School Principle, Craig Johnson at 234-7616
 (during the school year)
            Location: Right in town, about a 10-15 min walk from the airstrip and quite near the harbor(you will have to work around thier schedule)
                             Floor space
                             Cooking facilities(sometimes)
 
      
 
      Outside Beach Campground
             Location: Aprox. one mile from the harbor, on a beach facing
                  Kachemak Bay. Most groups hire a van to shuttle the gear and food
                  to the campground and have the kids walk and carry what they
                  comfortably can. Contact: Jim Hecks at 234-7848 for van taxi.
             Campground offers:
                              Picnic pavilion
                              Public restroom building
                              Sites on the shore or in the woods
                              Tables
                              Fee: $5 per night for tent site.
             Campground arrangements are made through the city.
             For more information and photos use these links: www.seldovia.com/nav_rvpark.htm or www.seldovia.com/nav_tentdaycampers.htm
 
KASITSNA BAY LAB Bunk house lodging
 
 

Transportation
 
Getting there: You can not drive to Seldovia. The highway ends in Homer.
 
AIR:  You can get to Seldovia by airplane in about 15 min., (weather permiting). Airfare is aproximately $50 per person round trip (half for one way). For more information use this link:
 
BOAT:   If you travel to Seldovia by boat you have a couple choices. You can take a shorter boat ride and then hire a terrestrial taxi for the last 10 miles on a road, or you can take a boat all the way there. Probably the most economical and efficient with a group of kids is to take a boat the whole way. Travel time will be about 1-2 hours on the water depending on the boat. Rates seem to be about $35-$60 per person round trip. (ask about discount for kids under 12) There are boats of different sizes and you can even take the Alaska Marine Ferry, M/V Tustumena to Seldovia from Homer.
 
For information on boats go to Boats that can handle groups or visit the Seldovia web site at http://www.seldovia.com/nav_transportation.htm.
 
For the Tustumena Ferry schedule visit: http://www.akmhs.com/schedules

Food
 
If you are planning on eating as a large group in one of the Seldovia restaurants or would like sandwiches made, it may be beneficial to give them advanced notice.