If you enjoy hiking, you will relish the opportunities at Zachar Bay Lodge! Explore the wilds on foot – most of our daily adventures include some walking to get to your fishing or wildlife viewing adventure.
Zachar River Hiking
The best time to view bears is when the vast hordes of salmon ascend their parental river. Zachar River meanders 17 miles from the salt water through steep gorges and wide valleys and meadows filled with beaver ponds. You'll disembark the lodge boat about a mile and a half from the river or at the river mouth, depending upon the stage or tide.
At low tide, you'll hike along a dry streambed. This hike takes you across numerous bear trails, which parallel the river, and you can follow a well-worn bear trail along the riverbank. Reaching the river in about 35 minutes, you may find the bears fishing in the first pool of the river. Guides will stop in the various open areas that appear--when your presence is perceived by the bears to be non-threatening, they will return to the river to continue fishing, and you can stay to watch their antics or continue following the river to the next pool. Explore the river valley as far as you desire. Some of our clients have traveled over 7 miles roundtrip in a day.
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