Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, United States
4.5 (144 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Soldotna Nature & Wildlife Areas
Scenic Drive Through the Wildlife Refuge Worth It
There are two entrances to the Kenai Wildlife Refuge, a huge nationally protected wildlife refuge in the north center of the Kenai Peninsula. The east entrance is at Milepost 58 and the west entrance is at Milepost 75.2, near Soldotna onto Skilak Lake Road off of Highway 1 (Sterling Highway). The forest blocked a lot of the scenery, but some pullouts revealed stunning overlooks of mountains and lakes. A large lake in the refuge was Skilak Lake. Lots of hikes were well marked in the Refuge, but we wanted to get to Kenai for dinner, so no hikes for us. We did not spot any wildlife in the park, even though the signs advised visitors to the area to be bear aware. We drove 19 miles on the dirt road, which seemed well-maintained. We did not experience too many ruts, which was good because we had a rental car.
Address
1 Ski Hill Road, Soldotna, AK 99669
Mobile
Website
http://kenai.fws.gov/
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 1:55
User Ratings
4.5 based on (144 reviews)
Reviews
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5AllAboutAdventure 5:00 PM Jun 23, 2013
Great resource for wildlife viewing!
We stopped into the visitors center one morning hoping to get some tips and locations for wildlife viewing. We got great leads for where to see caribou, a great birding platform in kenai, different canoeing trips, etc. we started by talking to the volunteer, but by the end of our chat, everyone that works there had joined the group. We loved having so many people telling us their favorite spots- waay better advice than any guide book! Thank you so much!
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4Cindy Z 5:00 PM Aug 6, 2014
lovely
This was nice. We enjoyed walking around and gathering information on the area. We hiked a trail and braved mosquitoes. This area was full of wildlife we saw more here than on Denali.
