This is a perfect location only 90 minutes south of Anchorage to make your basecamp for exploring all of Kenai Peninsula! That means no packing and unpacking your luggage every other day at a new place.
Moose Pass offers an endless amount of hiking trails, lakes for canoeing or kayaking and floatplanes for flightseeing! I highly recommend a picnic on Kenai Lake at Trail River campground on the beach!
Cooper Landing is only 15 miles away, where you can be hiking, kayaking, rafting, bear viewing, or fishing for world class salmon and trout on the Russian River or Kenai River.
Seward is 34 miles away, where you can take a boat to Kenai Fjords National Park and see tidewater glaciers, humpback whales, orcas, sea lions and sea otters. If you prefer, take a boat and go fishing for world class halibut and salmon. Visit the Alaska Sealife Center. Hike up to see Exit Glacier and the Harding Ice Field.
Hope is 39 miles away, where you can raft some class 5 rapids on 6 mile river. The historic town of Hope is an excellent place to visit, the views from the waterfront are a dream. many hiking trails are in the area to explore. If you like live music, The Creekbend has transformed the old Tito's Cafe into one of the best live music scenes in all Alaska on weekends.
Whittier is 55 miles away, where you gain access to Prince William Sound.
Girdwood is 55 miles away, where you can access hiking trails, restaurants, the aerial tram and much more.
Homer is 135 miles away, doable as a day trip for road trip enthusiast.
Local restaurants nearby include:
Trail Lake Lodge - Moose Pass
Summit Lake Lodge - Moose Pass
Cooper Landing Brewery/Blue Yeti - Cooper Landing
Sunrise Inn - Cooper Landing
Rod and Reel - Cooper Landing
Two Brothers Roadhouse - Cooper Landing
Gwins Lodge - Cooper Landing
Rays - Seward
Chinooks - Seward
Woody's Thai Kitchen - Seward
The Cookery - Seward
Flamingo Lounge - Seward