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Just an hour south of Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula is popular both with tourists and as a weekend destination for Anchorageites. Several small cities provide services Seward, Soldotna, Kenai, and Homer but the big attractions are natural. Most of the peninsula lies within Chugach National Forest, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Kachemak Bay State Park, and virtually all of this is undeveloped. The Kenai Mountains form a backbone, while the Harding Icefield feeds many active glaciers. Fishing is especially popular, but be ready for summertime crowds when the sockeye salmon are running on the Kenai River. Halibut and salmon charter boats head out from Homer, Seward, and Ninilchilk. Excellent hiking and mountain biking trails traverse the mountains, the refuge's lakes are perfect for canoeing, and Sixmile Creek provides wild Class-V whitewater rafting. Winter brings out the cross-country skis and snowmobiles. In addition to the main towns, be sure to visit the old gold mining town of Hope, now almost a ghost town.
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Don Pitcher has written or photographed 10 travel guidebooks to Alaska, Wyoming, Yellowstone-Grand Teton, and the San Juan Islands for Avalon Travel Publishing, Random House, and Sasquatch Books.
Don Pitcher has written or photographed 10 travel guidebooks to Alaska, Wyoming, Yellowstone-Grand Teton, and the San Juan Islands for Avalon Travel Publishing, Random House, and Sasquatch Books.
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Kenai Peninsula Facts
- Location:
- Large Peninsula on Southern Coast in extreme Northwest of North America,
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- Soldotna is good for supplies, but not especially attractive
When to Visit Kenai Peninsula
Mid-summer when sockeye salmon are returning
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Kenai Peninsula Events
- May. Ninilchik Halibut Derby. Fishing competition for halibut
- August. Kenai Peninsula State Fair
- July 4th. July 4th Celebrations
- Fourth of July Weekend. Ninilchik Rodeo
- May. Memorial Day Weekend Pancake Breakfast
- November to December. Christmas comes to Kenai
- June. Ninilchik King Salmon Derby Day. Fishing competition for salmon
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