Seward Alaska - Hiking to Tonsina
 Hiking
To Tonsina Beach is an easy hike from Miller’s Landing
and well worth it. There is a good salmon stream there with
pink and chum salmon in it from late June through September.
There is also good beachcombing there. You should allow about
one hour to hike from Miller’s Landing to Tonsina.
 The
first mile and a half of the trail is all upland, through
the woods. It starts near Miller’s Landing and goes to Tonsina
Beach Bridge. You will know you are there because that is the first
bridge you come to. There is also a picnic shelter there. In
late June, July, August and September, there are also salmon
spawning in the stream.
 You
can fish from the beach here for salmon in late June
through September for pink, chum and silver salmon. Dolly
Varden are also caught here. Silver salmon are caught here
also, in late July and August, even though this is not their normal
spawning grounds. Remember to read the fishing regulations
because you cannot fish for the salmon in the streams. You
have to fish from the beach into the salt water. The salmon
are schooling up in the salt water, getting ready to return back to
the streams that they were born in. It is very easy to catch
the salmon from Tonsina Beach.
There is a picnic shelter area
at Tonsina. Often people like to camp here (there is no charge for
camping).
 There is also good berry picking
along the trail to Tonsina in late July and
August! Always be alert - there are bears around and they may
feel a need for berries or a taste of salmon (yours or theirs).
Miller’s Landing also does water
taxi drop-off and pickup services here, both one way and round trip.
Some people enjoy hiking out and like to have a water taxi pickup
here so they don’t have to carry all those salmon back! The
limit is six salmon per person per day. The pinks generally
way about 2 to 6 lbs., and the chum salmon weigh about 8 to 13 lbs.
The two most popular lures for
catching salmon are a pixie (usually orange or pink) or an Alaskan
Snagging Hook (legal in our area). Miller’s Landing campground
store has both lures for sale and also sells fishing licenses too.
There are also salmon fishing poles for rent for a half day
or a full day. |
Or
take the Miller’s Landing Water Taxi…. If you want to
hike one way only, you can water taxi to or be picked up from Tonsina by
water taxi. You can make water taxi reservations
online or
Call us locally 907 224-5739
Toll Free Number 1-866-541-5739 Emailing us
at millerslanding@alaska.com
We generally will do water taxis 7 days a week from 8 AM to 5 PM and if
you need it, we can usually arrange later pickup times by request. |
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