kenai-peninsula

Drive the Sterling Highway through the Kenai Peninsula: Cooper Landing canyon floats, Soldotna salmon, Kenai's Russian history, and Homer at road's end.

Nearly 6 million acres of glaciers, mountains, rivers, and coastline wrap around Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula — the second-largest national forest in the US is hiding in plain sight behind Alaska's biggest city.

Anchorage is the gateway to some of the most spectacular scenery in Alaska — and the best of it lies within a two-hour drive. Seward and the Kenai Peninsula to the south, Girdwood 45 minutes away, and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley an hour to the north are all achievable as day trips without guides, bush planes, […]

Plan the Anchorage to Homer road trip in 2026 — 225 miles of Kenai Peninsula scenery with Beluga Point, Portage Glacier, Girdwood, Soldotna, and Homer Spit.

Explore Anchorage with kids under the midnight sun in 2026: wildlife encounters, glacier hikes, and Alaska's most spectacular family-friendly summer activities.

Plan the best Anchorage day trips with local tips for Seward, Girdwood, Talkeetna, Hatcher Pass, and Cooper Landing, plus timing and road advice.