Cooper Landing
Top Adventures in Cooper Landing
Hike to the top of Slaughter Gulch
5 mi
/ 2600 ft gain
Slaughter Gulch Trail is a leg-busting 2600' ascent up Slaughter Mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska. Covering only a few miles, the trail is steep and quite rocky in some places, requiring the use of trekking poles, all fours, or impeccable balanc...
Hike Skilak Lookout
5.0
5 mi
/ 900 ft gain
This was my very first afternoon in Alaska. By myself just meandering around the state by car with a map in my lap. Alaska - what a limitless place of adventure. For those who end up following me, I have a things for places with bodies of water su...
Ice Climb Exit Glacier
4.5 mi
/ 750 ft gain
You could climb Exit Glacier a hundred times and never see the same crevasse twice. This glacier is constantly changing, so you never know what kind of climbing you're in for. If you're not an experienced ice climber, there are a couple of guide c...
Hike Exit Glacier
4.8
It's hard to fathom how massive some Alaskan glaciers can be. But spend a day hiking along one and you'll start to get an idea of how much ice there is in Alaska. The Exit Glacier is a small tongue of glacier from the Harding Ice Field that comes ...
Climb Mount Alice
5.0
3 mi
/ 5265 ft gain
This hike starts at 0 feet elevation on the side of Resurrection Bay opposite of Seward. Travelling south from Anchorage, take a left turn onto Nash Road a couple of miles before getting into Seward itself. Follow Nash Road for a few miles, past c...
Backpack the Caines Head Coastal Trail
4.5
7 mi
/ 650 ft gain
This hike begins near a family friendly visiting area, good bathrooms, and well kept parking lot. You will start out on a gravel path, which seems like it was created for horses, for about 1.5 miles until the path opens up to views of the ocean, m...
Hike to Callisto Canyon Cabin
4 mi
/ 500 ft gain
Follow the signs south of Seward to Lowell Point. This is the trailhead. The first mile of the trail is about a mile long. You descend a well-maintained trail from the trailhead about 500 feet to the coast. Many people just hike this portion for a...
Explore Kenai Fjords National Park
5.0
8.2 mi
/ 3000 ft gain
None of Alaska’s eight national parks are easy to get to, but Kenai Fjords National Park is one of only three national parks in the state that can be accessed (partly) by road. It’s also the closest national park to Anchorage, which makes this an ...
Cooper Landing camping, hotels, and more
Cooper Landing, Alaska
Russian River
Overview
Russian River Campground is perched between the Russian and Kenai Rivers in south-central Alaska. It lies within driving distanc...
From $18/night
Cooper Landing, Alaska
Juneau Lake Cabin
Overview
Juneau Lake Cabin is a rustic cabin overlooking beautiful Juneau Lake, providing access to fishing, hunting, hiking and wildlif...
Cooper Landing, Alaska
Romig Cabin
Overview
Romig Cabin is a rustic cabin on beautiful Juneau Lake, providing access to fishing, hunting, hiking and wildlife viewing opport...
From $50/night
Seward, Alaska
Barber Cabin
Overview
Barber Cabin offers a remote lodging experience on the Eastern Kenai Peninsula of south-central Alaska. The rustic cabin has few...
Seward, Alaska
Upper Russian Lake Cabin
Overview
Upper Russian Lake Cabin is a rustic trapper style log cabin located on Upper Russian lake. It was recently refurbished to keep ...
Seward, Alaska
Aspen Flats Cabin
Overview
Aspen Flats Cabin is a rustic cabin along the Upper Russian River of south-central Alaska. The rustic cabin has few amenities, b...