Shuyak Island State Park comprises most of the acreage of Shuyak Island. The park has a coastal forest system, unique to the Kodiak Archipelago, which contains only one tree species: Sitka spruce. Besides a virgin Sitka spruce forest, the park includes miles of rugged coastline, beaches and protected waterways.The island's compact dimensions measure 12 miles long and 11 miles wide but contain more sheltered interior waterways than anywhere in the Kodiak Archipelago. The land and water of the area host an infinite variety of seabirds. Otters share the sea with whales, harbor seals, sea lions, and Dall porpoises. Kodiak brown bear and Sitka black-tailed deer inhabit the island's forests.

• Kyak among the intricate maze of sheltered bays, channels, and inlets along the coastline while relishing the natural silence of true wilderness.
• Enjoy the unusual juxtoposition of alpine vegetation at sea level.
• Fish for silver salmon while watching otters, whales, seals, sea lions and porpoises frolick among the waves.