- The list below includes 23 free or cheap things to do in or near Homer, Alaska, including 11 different types of inexpensive activities like Fishing, Kayaking, Hiking Trails and Breweries.
- From Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies to Wynn Nature Center, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Homer and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Ninilchik and Kenai.
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The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies offers day and overnight youth and family camps at the Wynn Nature Center, Yurt on the Spit, and Peterson Bay Field Station. The center also offers group guided natural history tours.
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The Wynn Nature Center is located on a 140-acre boreal forest, home to many songbirds, moose, bear, and lynx. Visitors can take guided hikes and attend programs many of which are aimed at youth.
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At the 400,000-acre Kachemak Bay State Park, visitors often see sea otters, seals, porpoise, whales, moose, black bear, mountain goats, coyotes, wolves, eagles, gyrfalcons and puffins, make it a popular area for bird watching. The park is Alaska's first state park, and its only wilderness park.
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Homer City Library is a treasured piece of Homer's landscape for it's beautiful modern architecture and commitment to serving the community with educational information. The library features an extensive catalog of titles and genres.
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There are more than 7,000 hand sculptures awaiting the visitors at the Islands & Oceans Visitor Center. In here, the visitor can also get information about the largest seabirds' refuge in the world.
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Hallo Bay has one of the highest concentrations of brown bears in the world. The Hallo Bay Lodge Bear Viewing company offers day trips up to trips lasting seven days to see these bears in their natural habitat, along with trips to view polar bears.
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Trails End Horse Adventures offers scenic tours on the back of a horse on 13 miles-long trails. The ranch has 13 horses.
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There are plenty of packages from which the client can choose from at True North Kayak Adventures. From short trips or longer adventures, the client can also rent the equipment and accessories needed.
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One of the oldest outfits and largest charter companies on the Kenai peninsula is Ninilchik Charters – Day Tours. They offer a variety of adventures including Alaska salmon fishing trips, halibut fishing trips, bear hunting, Sitka blacktail deer hunting, and razor clam digging.
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Besides the exhibits which detail the area's wildlife, culture, and history, the Pratt Museum's employees can also lead its visitors on the surrounding trails from the gardens.