Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 |
City of Soldotna - Junction of Alaska Highway #1 The Alaska Sterling Scenic Byway |
North vis Alaska Highway #1 to Cooper Landing, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska. South to Homer Alaska. - World War II veterans were among the first Soldotna homesteaders. The area was opened for homestead filing in 1947 and veterans were granted a 90-day preference over non-veterans. - NOTE: For highway travel north via Alaska Highway #1 'The Sterling Highway' - See Milebymile.com - Road Map Highway Travel Guide Soldotna to Anchorage, Alaska - For travel South See Soldotna to Homer, Alaska for driving directions and highway photos. |
| 0.9 1.4 |
Access to R V Park Campground |
North side of highway. |
| 1.7 2.8 |
Big Eddy Road |
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| 2.0 3.2 |
Access to Stewart's Landing, Alaska |
14 miles south of highway. |
| 2.3 3.7 |
Sports Lake Road |
Access to Sports Lake. Access to RV Park Campground. |
| 3.5 5.7 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving west opn the Kenai Spur highway. |
| 3.6 5.8 |
City of Kenai eastern limits |
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| 4.0 6.4 |
Silver Salmon Road |
Access to Pillars Alaska State Park. South of highway. The Pillars Boat Launch. There is paved parking with easy access to viewing deck with interpretive displays. Pillars Boat Launch has a beautiful boardwalk and a viewing area along the Kenai River, Alaska. |
| 4.3 7.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Jottahamma Creek. |
| 5.3 8.6 |
Services fuel at highway |
South side of highway. |
| 5.5 8.8 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Yamerak Creek. |
| 6.2 9.9 |
Access to Bed amd Breakfast |
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| 9.9 15.9 |
City of Kenai - Photo Welcome to Kenai highway sign |
Kenai is on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula at the confluence of the Kenai River and Cook Inlet. Attractions: The Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center - North Peninsula Recreation Area - Old Town Kenai Walking Tour - Russian Orthodox Church - Captain Cook State Park. |
| 9.9 16.0 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - Willow Street |
Access to R V Park Campground |
| 10.9 17.6 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - Willow Street |
Services fuel at highway, gas, diesel. South side of highway |
| 11.4 18.3 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - South Forest Drive |
Access to The Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center - 11471 Kenai Spur Hwy. The Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, displays and exhibits, hosts original and traveling art exhibitions, and offers a variety of cultural and natural history programs throughout the year. The museum features Athabascan, Aleut and Russian cultural exhibits, homesteading, mining, commercial fishing, and oil industry history displays, and a natural history room with mammal, bird and fish exhibits. Editor's Comment: This is a must see. Very interesting museum. Admission is free
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| 11.4 18.3 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - Photos of interest - Photo St. Nicholas Chapel  |
Photos taken while touring around Kenai City, Alaska. This Russian Church was built out of logs. St. Nicholas Chapel is a National Historic Landmark. |
| 11.4 18.3 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - Photos of interest - Russian Orthodox Church |
Photos taken while touring around Kenai City, Alaska. Photo of The Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church. The Church is one of Alaska's earliest Russian Orthodox churches and is considered a National Historic Landmark. Regular church services are held each Sunday with tours available Monday through Saturday. |
| 11.4 18.3 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - Photos of interest Photo Kenai Beach |
Photos taken while touring around Kenai City, Alaska |
| 11.4 18.3 |
City of Kenai, Alaska - Photos of interest - Photo Old Kenai Village Building |
Photos taken while touring around Kenai City, Alaska. Start / Finish of Road Map Highway Travel Guide. |