State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill

Alaska State Parks is advising Homer-area recreation users not to hike new trails in part of Kachemak Bay State Park because of ongoing trail construction and a recent moose kill.

A moose kill is a moose brought down by a predator, which is likely to stay near the carcass. State Parks has not said what killed this one. The park's land mammals include black bear, coyotes and wolves.

The agency posted the advisory Tuesday for the Cottonwood Eastland section of the park, near mile 17 on East End Road. That unit is undeveloped and sits on the north side of Kachemak Bay, the Homer side, reached by road rather than by boat.

"Currently there is a moose kill within the Cottonwood Eastland section of Kachemak Bay Park, close to the new trail construction," the Alaska State Parks notice says.

The advisory applies to the new trails in the Cottonwood Eastland area, not all of Kachemak Bay State Park.

The Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks proposed the trail in 2022 and is building it. The Kenai and Prince William Sound regional office is 907-262-5581.