Orca Island Cabins

Arriving by water taxi, guests board a 15-passenger cruiser at Seward's small boat harbour for the hour-long run across Resurrection Bay to Humpy Cove. The crossing itself counts as part of the stay: seals haul out along the shoreline, otters work the kelp, and orca and humpback whales pass through the cove on their own schedule. The island holds a small string of yurts, each raised on its own deck above the rocks and reachable by boardwalk and stair. Every yurt runs on solar power and comes with a queen bed and futon, a four-burner stove and full kitchen, a private bathroom with hot shower and composting toilet, and a propane fireplace for the region's cooler nights. There is no restaurant on the island. Guests bring their own food and ice, and cook it on the barbecue set into their private deck. Kayaks, paddleboards, rowboats and fishing gear are free to use, and a forty-five-minute paddle leads to a salmon stream and a waterfall at its head. A short skiff ride reaches the start of a wartime jeep trail climbing to views over the cove. Bald eagles and porpoises are a daily sight from the deck. It is a working cove, not a manicured one. Check-out boats leave the island at 10am, timed to land guests back in Seward within the hour.