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State Park

Kenai River Special Management Area

Alaska · AK

6

Campgrounds

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Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation

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About

The Kenai River called Kahtnu in the Dena'ina language, is the longest river in the Kenai Peninsula of southcentral Alaska. It runs 82 miles (132 km) westward from Kenai Lake in the Kenai Mountains, through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Skilak Lake to its outlet into the Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean near Kenai and Soldotna.

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Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Kenai River Special Management Area
Bings Landing State Rec Area

Bings Landing State Rec Area

SterlingPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Crescent Creek

Crescent Creek

Cooper LandingPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Eastern Kenai Peninsula

Eastern Kenai Peninsula

Cooper LandingPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Izaak Walton State Rec Area

Izaak Walton State Rec Area

SterlingPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Morgans Landing State Rec Area

Morgans Landing State Rec Area

SterlingPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park
Primrose Trailhead

Primrose Trailhead

SewardPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park

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Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting units

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Alaska hunting page

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