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Smitty77
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Apr 17, 2014

Homer/Seward for 4th of July?

I'm hoping someone will remember a post that I now can't find. It was I think about a place in either Homer or Seward (maybe?) where people pulled out on a few rows of land right along the beach.

I remember reading a post from someone that said instead of staying in one of these spots in town along the water, that they had gone just a bit out of town to a private campground. It was up a bit higher, on sort of a bluff overlooking the town below.

This sounded like a good place to make a reservation for the 4th of July weekend. But dang if I can find that post now...

Does this ring any bells with any of you? If not, opinions on places not quite in the thick of things, to enjoy some Fire Works? Key wording here is out of the thick of things, OK to be with other campers, but we need to stay near our dog during fireworks, as she sure does not like them:)! We can adjust our schedule to be anywhere on the clockwork path after Denali, for the 4th of July.

TIA,
Smitty

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  • Hello Smitty, the place on the hill you are asking about is Baycrest RV park. On a good day you can see a long way, if foggy, you will see 10 feet. Lots of folks come to Homer all summer long, I would look into reservations early for some of the parks. If you are looking for the July 4th party, I would go to Seward instead. I have been to both places at that time and it seems Seward puts out a little more fun. The weather can be a factor in Seward as well. Outside of the 4th, I would pick Homer as the first choice of the two.
  • The "Spit" is in Homer and there are several campgrounds on the narrow peninsula that is also crowded with shops, restaurants, boat rentals, and lots of activity. We stayed at Oceanview RV just barely out of town. It overlooks Kachemak Bay with a beautiful view of the Aleutian Range and the volcanoes. It is an easy walk to lots of great places to eat and has direct access to the beach. We were there during a minus low tide that exposed almost a mile of beach and used the opportunity to walk up to a cliff with an exposed coal seam full of micro-amber. Everyone got out on the beach in the evenings with their children and dogs and it was great fun. I highly recommend it. lizzie