Across the Bay Tent and Breakfast

Tony and Mary Jane Lastufka created this unique place, a spot where you don't have to be rich to stay for a few days in a backwoods paradise, beachcombing by day and feasting on Tony's grilled seafood in the evening. It looks like a summer camp, with large canvas tents on wooden platforms that stand off by themselves on a steep hillside among towering spruce trees. There's a central house for relaxation, evening games or conversation, an organic garden to produce the food, two outhouses with stained-glass windows, a bathhouse with plumbing, and a forest volleyball court. The beachfront faces placid Kasitsna Bay -- that's where water taxis drop off visitors and where guided sea-kayaking excursions depart ($85 half-day, $105 full day per person). Up the stairs to the road, mountain bikes are for rent ($15 half-day, $25 full day) to explore the area's network of abandoned logging roads or to pedal to Seldovia. The tents have beds, but you sleep in your own bag. You can save further by cooking your own meals. Check the website for workshops you may want to join.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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