Beachfront Eco-Lodge Inside State Park- Boat-in from Homer Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska Vacation Rental by Owner Listing 128154
Location: Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska, USA (On a privately owned, remote beach with sea kayaks included)
Accommodations: Lodge, Cabins, 5 Bedrooms, 5 Baths (Sleeps 12)
A sheltered oasis in untamed Kachemak Bay State Park, the lodge lies just north of Tutka Bay, midway between Seldovia and Halibut Cove, and only ten miles by boat from Homer, Alaska, the “Bear Viewing Capital of the World” and the gateway town for the Kenai Fjords National Park, Lake Clark National Park, and Katmai National Park.
Custom built in the mid 1970s from driftwood that was milled by hand, piece by piece, into lumber by owner/operator Keith Iverson and accessible only by boat, float plane, or helicopter, Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge offers the visitor a unique opportunity to participate in Alaska's wilderness lifestyle with a couple of true Alaskan sourdoughs. Built as a year-round home in 1973 and established as a full-fledged wilderness lodge in 1981, owners Keith and Randi Iverson invite you to celebrate 35 years of residency and 27 years of full-service lodgings in 2008.
Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge serves only a small number of overnight guests. Additional patrons are never brought in for meals, equipment rentals, day tours, or sales of any kind. With a small guest capacity and a non-commercial, homey atmosphere, you will have the time and space to feel comfortable and form new friendships. At Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge you can surround yourself in wilderness, not tourists.
The lodge is run completely on a non-polluting alternative energy system of wind and hydro power which supply the entire grounds with energy to spare. As guardians of our environment, we are pleased to be able to eliminate this need for fossil fuels in our lives and our business. The crystal clear mountain spring water is the purest on earth and may well be the most delicious, well oxygenated, and freshest natural water you have ever had the opportunity to drink.
Standing between the dramatic vertical peaks of Sadie fjord are a variety of accommodations in private, hand-crafted cabins - a sauna and bath house next to a rushing creek; a family entertainment lounge; a dining hall complete with professional chef and an Alaskan sized fire pit.
The atmosphere is laid back, peaceful, and extraordinarily different from the buzz of everyday life - a great place for a wedding, a honeymoon, a holiday, a family reunion, or a long-needed rest.
Activities include bear viewing, beachcombing, hiking secret nature trails for use of lodge guests only, wildlife photography, sea kayaking, glacier kayaking, river rafting, clamming, fishing, touring the neighboring villages of Seldovia and Halibut Cove, glacier touring, flightseeing, beach fires, saunas, or just relaxing in the hammock with a good book. Sea kayaks, shore-fishing, and halibut fishing gear are provided to guests at no extra charge. Full of character in every aspect, Sadie Cove is unique, personal, fun, adventurous, and positively memorable.
Through the years, Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge has attracted artists, writers, adventurers, and peace-seekers alike yearning to experience the beauty, friendship, service, and tranquility that can be found at this very special place.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided: 600 thread count linens (flannel for the cooler months and cotton percale for the summer), plush comforters, down and fiber-fill pillows on all beds, feather beds, and generously sized bath towels for the sauna and showers.
- Gas Fireplace
- Wood Fireplace
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- King Bed
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Bunk Bed
- Entertainment
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Private Pool: This would be the plunge pool next to the sauna. A small portion of the stream is re-routed into the pool through an antique cedar wood pipe that used to service a local gold mine with wash water. The pool is an empty boat hull burried in the gravel bank next to the stream and the feeling of jumping into it after a sauna is both refreshing and exhilarating.
- Sauna: Hand-built log cabin sauna scented with cedar and eucalyptus.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: All meals are included in the cost of a stay at Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge. The kitchen is staffed with professsional cooks and wait staff.
- Catering Available: The lodge caters in-house weddings, reunions, business meetings, etc.
- Outdoor Features
- Deck/Patio: All cabins have their own deck.
- Balcony
- View/Location
- Beachfront: Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge is located on a privately owned, remote gravel beach inside a State Park. The buildings are just a few steps from the ocean where you can go out in the lodge kayaks or hang out on the floating dock fishing for halibut to your heart's content. Fishing gear and help with your catch is included.
- Mountain View: Gorgeous views of Mount Augustine and Sadie Cove.
- Communications
- Telephone: The lodge has a fixed site cellular phone as well as hand held and portable units. Most "outside" cell phones work at the lodge but, if not, the lodge allows their guests to use the in-house phones.
- Cell Phone
- Computer: Wireless Interent Access is available for all guests on the Sadie Cove Lodge computer.
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Free use of lodge kayaks, fishing gear, beachcombing tools, boots, raincoats, halibut fishing from the dock, salmon fishing from the shore, private hiking trails into the State Park for the use of lodge guests only, a small maximum guest count of 12, and private parties of 8 or more get the entire lodge to themselves.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Allowed: Outdoors only.
- Smoking Not Allowed: No smoking inside any of the cabins.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Rafting
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Shelling
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill/Alpine Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Sledding/Tubing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Rock Climbing
- Museums
- Horseshoes
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- Beachcombing, clamming, and mussel collecting
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
$400-$500/night all-inclusive of meals, cabin, kayaks, fishing gear, sauna, & more
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Property Photos
- Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge from the waters of Sadie Cove - Alaska Vacation Lodge
- Relaxing in the Wilderness - Alaska Vacation Lodge
- Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge Cabin Interior - Alaska Vacation Lodge
- Bear Viewing. Sadie Cove Lodge can arrange for this & many other adventure tours
- Remote, peaceful,sublime wilderness just steps to world class kayaking & fishing
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #128154
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