Around the middle of May, winter finally goes into hibernation, making room for the mild summer. Spring and fall are barely recognizable as distinct seasons on our Rock. Hunters and Fisherman fill up the Alaska Airlines jets that fly into Kodiak 2 to 3 times per day.

If your only observation of Kodiak tourism was the crowded airport you’d quickly form an opinion that summers on the emerald isle varied little from the overcrowded rivers on mainland Alaska where the term “combat fishing” was coined.

Once you’re out of the small airport and begin your journey along the merely 100 miles of road that make up the inhabited 10% of America’s second largest island (second only to Hawaii’s big island with one tenth the population) you’ll notice that the rivers and mountain trails visible from the road are refreshingly thin of crowds. It is easy to find a spot in the vast Kodiak outdoors that you can selfishly enjoy by yourself or with your own group of traveling companions.

While hunting and fishing are the most common reasons people plan a trip to Kodiak, there are so many more activities that are worth including in your trip.