Although maintained, these trails are best described as primitive. On calm nights you can hear males grunting and bellowing.Ī trail system on Round Island allows visitors to walk along the north and east sides of the island. Located on a bluff, the camping area overlooks Bristol Bay toward Kulukak Bay, where walruses are often seen swimming. Round Island has a small developed camping area with tent platforms, a public cook shelter, and outhouses. The goal of the access permit program is to provide the public with an opportunity to view and photograph Pacific walruses and other wildlife while minimizing impacts to these species and their habitats. Visitors can apply for a permit online from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Activities on Round Island include wildlife viewing, photography, hiking, and primitive camping.įive-day permits for Round Island are available from May 1 to August 15 on a first-come, first serve basis. A visit to Round Island and its surrounding waters requires a permit, whereas the other islands do not. Visitors access the islands by boat from Togiak, or by chartered air service from Dillingham to Kulukak Bay, and then boat from Kukukak Bay to Round Island. Most visitor attention is focused on Round Island, where each summer up to 14,000 male walruses haul out on the rocky beaches between feedings. The sanctuary is a remote seven-island preserve that includes the largest walrus haul-out grounds in Alaska.
Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary is located southwest of Dillingham in northern Bristol Bay.
Each summer, large numbers of walruses haul out on the rocky beaches of these islands in Bristol Bay in Southwest Alaska.
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