Tooth Cove

Overview

About Tooth Cove

Why stop

Clear back-cove water gives a good look at intertidal life.

Heads up

Getting here takes a boat or kayak, and camping space is limited.

Map

Where it is

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BeachTooth Cove59.81833, -149.65611

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Plan your stop

Before you go

A boat-access cove

Tooth Cove is the middle of three similar small coves on Aialik Bay, and the only one officially named Tooth Cove. It’s a remote landing beach with limited backcountry camping, so it makes sense if you’re exploring the bay by kayak or boat; it isn’t a roadside stop. Inexperienced paddlers should go with a guide. Paddling from Seward isn’t recommended because the route has long exposed stretches and hazardous water around Aialik Cape.

5 active Kenai Fjords alerts

ClosureHerman Leirer Road to Exit Glacier closed to carsHerman Leirer Road, the only road access into Kenai Fjords National Park, is currently closed to automobile traffic.Official details
ClosureExit Glacier canyon closure: sudden outburst-flood riskThe canyon from Exit Glacier’s toe to where Exit Creek opens into the Outwash Plain is closed; stay on designated park trails.Official details

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Guide

More about Tooth Cove

Plan for the landingCamping space is limited, and these beaches have no food lockers or hanging cables, so campers…

Camping space is limited, and these beaches have no food lockers or hanging cables, so campers need bear-resistant food canisters. Seasonal nesting-bird closures can affect Tooth Cove; check current park conditions before setting out. Weather can shift quickly. Look at the driftwood, beach slope, cobble size and vegetation when judging how exposed a landing may be overnight.

Clear shallows in the backThe water at the back of the cove is generally clear enough to see intertidal and subtidal life.

The water at the back of the cove is generally clear enough to see intertidal and subtidal life. For a photo from the water, keep the steep shoreline and offshore rocks in the frame, with the mountains behind them; that shows the cove’s shape better than a tight shot of the beach.

Wildlife

Wildlife in Kenai Fjords

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31 sightingsOrcaMost seen around 11 AMSighting map

47 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map

42 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map

41 sightingsMooseMost seen around 9 PMSighting map

225 sightingsSea OtterMost seen around 11 AMSighting map

59 sightingsHorned PuffinMost seen around 10 AMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kenai Fjords. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.