LOCAL GUIDES

FIND YOUR ALASKA

The Kenai Peninsula offers everything from bustling river towns and coastal bluff residences to quiet timbered acreage and dramatic mountain fjords. Discover the right community for your lifestyle.

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Soldotna

The heart of the central Kenai Peninsula.

Services, schools and the Kenai River running straight through town.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Kenai River king and sockeye fishing
  • Soldotna Creek Park and the river boardwalks
  • Tsalteshi Trails for running, biking and Nordic skiing
Commute: Most in-town commutes are under ten minutesVIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Kenai

Coastal living, established neighborhoods and Cook Inlet access.

Bluff views, older established streets and the mouth of the Kenai River.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Personal-use dipnetting at the river mouth
  • Cook Inlet beach access and volcano views
  • Kenai Municipal Park and the bluff overlook
Commute: Ten to fifteen minutes to Soldotna, about twenty to Nikiski, and the Kenai Municipal Airport handles daily Anchorage flightsVIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Sterling

Acreage, privacy and access to the Kenai River.

Bigger parcels, fewer neighbors, world-class water out the back door.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Kenai and Moose River fishing
  • Swanson River canoe system
  • Kenai National Wildlife Refuge access
Commute: About 20 minutes to Soldotna, 35 to Kenai, and an hour and a half to GirdwoodVIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Nikiski

Space, affordability and North Kenai living.

Industry jobs, big lots and quiet beaches north of Kenai.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Captain Cook State Recreation Area
  • Island and Daniels Lake fishing
  • Beach access on the inlet
Commute: Twenty minutes to Kenai, thirty-five to SoldotnaVIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Kasilof

Rural Alaska with incredible outdoor access.

Quiet acreage between Soldotna and Ninilchik, with two rivers nearby.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Kasilof River king and silver fishing
  • Tustumena Lake
  • Clamming and beach access at Cohoe
Commute: Twenty minutes to Soldotna, about an hour to HomerVIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Homer

Mountains, ocean and one of Alaska's most unique communities.

Kachemak Bay views, an arts culture and a market of its own.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Kachemak Bay halibut and salmon charters
  • Kachemak Bay State Park across the water
  • Bishop's Beach and the Spit
Commute: About 75 minutes to Soldotna, roughly 4VIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Seward

Deep water, steep mountains and a working harbor town.

Resurrection Bay, a cruise economy and closer access to Anchorage.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Resurrection Bay fishing
  • Exit Glacier and Kenai Fjords
  • Mount Marathon
Commute: About 2VIEW GUIDE
Kenai Peninsula Borough

Cooper Landing

Mountains, turquoise water and the upper Kenai River.

A small mountain community on the road between the Peninsula and Anchorage.

Lifestyle Highlights

  • Russian River sockeye fishing
  • Kenai Lake boating
  • Resurrection Pass and Crescent Lake trails
Commute: About an hour to Soldotna, two hours to AnchorageVIEW GUIDE
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