The Homer Spit is a 7-kilometre gravel bar extending from the southern end of Homer out into Kachemak Bay, and it is the town's social and commercial centre. Along it you find the small boat harbour and marina, the ferry terminal for Seldovia, seafood restaurants and processing plants, fish markets, art galleries, camping sites, charter fishing operations, and the Salty Dawg Saloon.
Bald eagles are a constant presence along the Spit, perching on boat masts and swooping for fish scraps near the processing operations — in Homer they are a background fact of daily life rather than a special sighting. Walk the full length of the Spit and back for views across the bay to the mountains of Kachemak Bay State Park. At the far end, the water and mountains on clear days are spectacular.