Overview
About Silver Salmon Creek Lodge
Why stop
- Guided outings pair bear viewing with wildlife interpretation.
Heads up
- Reaching the coast takes a flight or a challenging boat trip.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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More about Silver Salmon Creek Lodge
What kind of stop this isSilver Salmon Creek Lodge is a privately operated, fly-in guest lodge on the Cook Inlet coast…
Silver Salmon Creek Lodge is a privately operated, fly-in guest lodge on the Cook Inlet coast inside Lake Clark National Park. It sits among tidal marshes, streams and saltwater bays with volcanic mountains behind. Plan this as a booked stay or guided outing: most visitors arrive by small wheeled plane that lands on the beach. Boat access is possible, but Cook Inlet's seas and extreme tides make it challenging.
Go for bears, with a guideGuides take guests into the coastal habitats where brown bears feed and fish, and explain bear…
Guides take guests into the coastal habitats where brown bears feed and fish, and explain bear behavior and biology along the way. Lodge guests may be moved around the area in trailers towed by ATVs. A visit is built around time out with a guide, watching bear behavior across the coastal habitats.
Where the bears feedAcross Silver Salmon Creek, bears graze sedge meadows from spring into mid-summer, then fish…
Across Silver Salmon Creek, bears graze sedge meadows from spring into mid-summer, then fish for coho and pink salmon in the creek during late-summer runs. They also dig clams on the beaches through the season. Their feeding shifts with the food and the season, so the setting for an outing changes too; bear activity is never guaranteed.
More than bear countryThe tidal flats and coastal ponds support other wildlife across the wider Silver Salmon area.
The tidal flats and coastal ponds support other wildlife across the wider Silver Salmon area. Moose, wolves, foxes, ermine and marine mammals are among the animals reported here. Mud and sand flats attract migrating shorebirds in spring, while ducks use the coastal ponds. These are possibilities across the area, not a promise of what you will see from the lodge.
Stay, meals and the lodgeThe lodge offers fully catered stays, guided trips that can last several days, and remote…
The lodge offers fully catered stays, guided trips that can last several days, and remote tent-camping outings. The lodge is a private lodging property; day visitors should bring food or arrange a meal with the lodge in advance. No particular menu item could be verified. The lodge says it has remained under the same management since 1983, giving this remote operation a long continuity.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake Clark
142 sightingsBrown BearMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
11 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
13 sightingsCommon MerganserMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake Clark. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
