clam gulch

Don't miss the sign from the highway and make a turn at Clam Gulch State Recreational Area! Park and walk down to the beach. You can park by the beach, but could be difficult to go up the steep hill on your way back. Great views from the beach of the volcanoes on the other side if weather permits. When we were there, we were lucky to spot a bald eagle resting on the rocks!!

Clam Gluch is a good place for first time clam digging. You can pitch a tent or RV and walk or drive down to the beach. This place has camp sites mostly for RVs but a handful of tent camp sites. Most of them placed right next to each other so not much privacy. We got lucky and found one that the grass grew tall so was kind of walled off. We drove our expedition to the beach. We could have drove down the beach a ways but choose not to being our first time doing something like this and did not want to take the chance of getting stuck. We had the clam gun but it only works on the sandy part of the beach. A lot of the beach is gravel type sand and it did not work as well. We found a couple of sand bars and left with about 30 clams in about 2 hours. We were there mostly for the adventure. We plan on returning there or to another beach next year. We had a blast working as a team digging to victory!!

Razor back clams.... Fun to chase after them... and they are fast!take your bucket, shovel, boots, gloves and a sack linch and the whole family can feast on some great fried clams or chowder.Do you think Howard Johnson's clam dug?

Get your 4 wheel drive into gear and take a drive down the beach where you can get great views of Mt. Redoubt and Mt. Illiamna. We have enjoyed camping out here with friends. It gives a panoramic backdrop to good times with good friends.

A somewhat steep walk down to the beach and limited parking kept this one from a better review. We found the clamming at Ninilchik had a whole lot easier access and a bit more charm.

We visited Alaska and a friend took us clamming at Clam Gulch..How fun, and no cost except the buckets and shovels which our friends had. It was a little difficult at first, those little suckers are fast, but we got the hang of it and before we knew it had a bucket full of razor clams..We took our clams back to the cabin and watched a youtube video to see how to clean them. We fried them up..really good and we had enough to freeze for later. It was really fun. Oh, you need waders though you will sink in the mud, and don't wear jewelry. We went around 11am and stayed until about 1:30pm. You have to look for the little holes/dimples and then dig like crazy..It was nice to have something to experience that did not cost and arm and a leg..

There is not much there, especially when everything is closed in the winter. I believe Clam Gulch Lodge B&B is open, but the other services are shut down for the winter. Like, Kasilof, Ninilchik, and Anchor Point, Clam Gulch, is just another marker on the way to Homer.