Name: North Beach of Caines Head
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Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

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1. Beach walk to North Beach (Caines Head) — Caines Head State Recreation Area

16.0km

04:20

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Caines Head loop from Homer

6.64km

01:55

180m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Lisa

July 18, 2023

Although it's called both North Beach and Caines Head, this is more properly known as the north beach of Caines Head. If you hiked all the way here from the Seward-area trailhead, you crossed several areas that were tide-limited (they will vanish entirely as the cold, fast-moving tide comes roaring in), so you would need to wait about 12 hours for the tide to start going down before you retrace your steps — and be aware that not all low tides are low enough to safely cross those tide-limited areas.

Because of this, many people will either camp here overnight, or take a water taxi one way and hike the other way. Signs on the trail that passes by the beach explain the details of timing your hike with the tides, and cell phone service here ranges from limited to non-existent— so if you want a water taxi, you should arrange that before leaving Seward.

If you're reading this before your trip, you can get more information about timing your hike with the tides here: dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/kenai/cainesheadsra.htm

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Elevation 20 m

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Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

North Beach of Caines Head

1. Beach walk to North Beach (Caines Head) — Caines Head State Recreation Area

2. Caines Head loop from Homer

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