Tuxedni Bay is a large, remote coastal bay on the west side of Cook Inlet within Lake Clark National Park. It is a glacially silted estuary covering approximately seven square miles, flanked by the Chigmit Mountains. Access is exclusively by air, with wheeled airplanes landing on the beach or floatplanes dropping paddlers near the shore from Homer or Anchorage. There are no traditional road-accessible launches or public facilities. The bay experiences strong tidal currents, and its waters are glacially silted. The coastline features a mix of beaches, grassy meadows, and cliffs. This area is a designated critical habitat, known for a high concentration of brown bears that gather on the sedge grasses from mid-May through mid-July. Other wildlife includes harbor seals on sand bars and significant bird rookeries hosting pelagic seabirds like puffins and kittiwakes. Points of interest for paddlers include an ancient Jurassic-period fossil bed, a historic salmon cannery from 1917, a serene isolated island, and a cave displaying early Native American petroglyphs. The overall experience is one of profound wilderness with very little human traffic compared to nearby areas. Paddling here requires complete self-sufficiency and careful planning for remote, bear-country conditions.