Sterling Highway -

Soldotna to Homer

mile 94.2/km 151.6 Soldotna and Junction to Kenai.

mile 96.3/km 155 Junction. Kalifornsky Beach Road to west, Funny River Road to east. Turn east on Funny River Road and continue for 2 miles for Soldotna Airport or west on Kalifornsky Beach Road to Soldotna Centennial Park Campground, 132 sites in heavily wooded area on the banks of the Kenai River, water, tables, firepits, toilets, dump station. Good salmon fishing area borders river near small boat  ramp at end of campground. Fee area.

mile 99.9/km 160.8 Echo Lake Road.

mile 101/km 162.5 Tote Road.

mile 105.5/km 170 Large parking area.

mile 108.8/km 175 South junction Kalifornsky Beach Road via Kasilof - this road rejoins Sterling highway at mile 96.3.

mile 109.5/km 176.2 Kasilof River State Recreation Site. 16 camp sites, water, tables, toilets, hiking trails, boat launch and fishing, access to  Tustemena Lake. Fee area.

mile 110/km 177 Access to Johnson and Tustemena Lakes. Johnson Lake state campground is reached by short sideroad. 50 camp sites, toilets, water,  shelters, boat ramp and fishing for rainbow. Tustemana Lake is 6.5 miles. 10 camp sites, toilets, boat launch, fishing for lake trout. Refuse deposit site.

mile 110.5/km 177.8 Parking.

mile 111/km 178.6 North junction of Cohoe Loop Road leads 7 miles past homesteads and ocean beaches, and returns to highway at mile 114.6. Crooked Creek State Recreation Site, 79 camp sites (parking lot style), water, toilets, trails and fishing.1 3/4 miles on Coho Loop Rd. When salmon are spawning, you can see them in the pools just east of the highway.

The Crooked Creek Hatchery. Adult salmon may be viewed moving up the stream and fishway into the hatchery raceways - king salmon in late June and early July and coho salmon in late August and September; however, public tours of the facility are not available.

mile 114.6/km 184.4 Cohoe Loop Road rejoins highway at mile 111.3.

mile 117.4/km 188.9 Clam Gulch State Recreation Area and Clam Gulch Beach Road. 1/2 mile to beach-good razor clam digging during minus tides,  April-August. There is no closed season on clams. Sport fishing license is needed, however, and limit is first 60 clams taken. Clam Gulch State Recreation Area provides picnic sites, shelters, campsites, water and toilets. Excellent view of Aleutian Range across inlet. The steep hill leading to the beach should not be attempted unless you have a 4-wheel drive vehicle.

mile 118.2/km 190.2 Clam Gulch. Highway community with post office.  Lodge with restaurant, video rental, laundry. Public phone.

mile 122.9/km 197.8 Parking.

mile 124.8/km 200.8 Parking with view.

mile 126.8/km 204 Scenic wayside.

mile 127.1/km 204.5 Large parking area.

mile 127.1/km 204.5 Scenic View RV Park. PO Box 39253, Ninilchik,  AK 99639; 907 567-3909. Full hook-ups, electric/water, tenting, showers.

mile 134.6/km 216.6 Ninilchik State Recreation Area. 165 camp sites, picnic shelters, toilets, water, firepits, and fishing.

mile 134.8/km 216.9 Road toward inlet leads to Old Russian Church. Magnificent view of inlet, volcanos, beach and village.

Ninilchik River Scenic Overlook, this site offers both day use and overnight camping. 117 camp sites, water, toilets, tables and firepits, walking  paths, and interpretive information sign.

mile 135/km 217 Ninilchik River.

mile 135/km 217.3 Side road leads to Old Ninilchik. This fishing village was colonized in 1820 by Russian fur traders. Steeped in the history of early Russian America, it affords an unexcelled old-world setting with its Russian Orthodox Church atop a nearby hill, quaint fishermen's cottages and log homes. Information signs tell the history of Ninilchik. Walking tour maps are available at local businesses. A trail leads to the church and cemetery on the hill. The road continues to the beach where there is camping, and toilets.

mile 135.4/km 217.9 Ninilchik View Campground on a bluff above Ninilchik Beach; 13 camp sites, water, dump station and pay phone. The Ninilchik, as well as nearby Deep Creek, also has Dolly Varden, Arctic char, and rainbow The Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet may be seen to the west, as well as the  snowy volcanic peaks of Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt.

mile 135.5/km 218 Ninilchik Alaska . Population: 675.

mile 135.8/km 218.5 Intersection of Oil Well Road, turn here to reach Ninilchik Corners RV park and public air strip. Fishing charters, B&B's and other businesses are located on  Oil Well Rd. This is a gravel road, and may not be suitable for larger RV's.

mile 136/km 218.9 Lower Kenai Peninsula Fair Grounds.

mile 136.7/km 220 Deep Creek North located on the north side of Deep Creek. 29 camp sites, for vehicles up to 50 feet. Water, toilets, fireplaces,  interpretive information and viewing areas are provided at this scenic location.

Deep Creek South located on the south side of Deep Creek. 25 sites are provided with the primary activity intended for day use activities. However, during the peak visitor season overnight camping may be permitted to accommodate  the increased visitation in Ninilchik. Water, toilets, interpretive information  and viewing site are provided for visitors.

mile 137/km 220.4 Deep Creek Custom Packing just south of Deep Creek Bridge in Ninilchik. Home of the finest gourmet smoked salmon and halibut in the world. Free samples and coffee. Seafood display includes locally caught scallops, razor clams, crab, halibut, and salmon. Sport fishermen take their own catch in to be hand-packed, frozen, canned or smoked to their specifications. PO Box 39229, Ninilchik, AK 99639; 907-567-3395.

mile 137.4/km 221 Deep Creek State Recreation Area, 300 undeveloped  camp sites in the park, water, toilets, boat ramp, fresh & salt water fishing for halibut, Dolly Varden, steelhead, king and silver salmon.

mile 138.5/km 222.8 Refuse Deposit site.

mile 140.3/km 225.8 Large parking area overlooking Cook Inlet.

mile 142.6/km 229.5 Large parking area with an excellent view of Mount Iliamna.

mile 145/km 233.3 Happy Valley.

mile 148/km 238 Scenic viewpoint and historical marker. Across inlet you can see Mt. Iliamna and Redoubt.

mile 150.9/km 242.8 Bridge over Stariski Creek. Parking on both sides  of highway. Not recommended for large vehicles.

mile 152.1/km 244.7 Stariski State Recreation Site. 13 camp sites, toilets, water, shelters. Good view of Mt. Iliamna Volcano (10,092 ft.) in  the Chigmit Mountains of the Aleutian Range. These mountains are the beginning of a chain of mountains and islands known as the Aleutian Chain which extends westward over 1,700 miles to Attu, beyond the international date line, to  the Bering Sea.

mile 152.7/mile 245.7 Eagle Crest RV Park, full hook-ups, laundry, showers, fishing charters.

mile 157/km 252.6 Anchor Point and Old Sterling Highway turn-off.

mile 161/km 259 Anchor River.

mile 162/km 260.7 Anchor River State Recreation Site. 9 camp sites with tables, water, toilets. Limited turn around space for large RV's.

mile 162.5/km 216.5 Parking beside Anchor River.

mile 164.8/km 265.2 Old Sterling Highway leads 9 miles to Anchor River Road and Anchor River State Recreation Area. This is a fee area with camping, accessible to RV's. Anchor River Beach Road leads back to Anchor River Inn and the town of Anchor Point on the Sterling Highway.

mile 167.1/km 268.9 Diamond Ridge Road. Alternate route to Homer leaves highway here. The road traverses homesteading country on the high bluffs overlooking Homer and Kachemak Bay.

mile 169/km 272 Tesoro and private RV park.

mile 169.6/km 272.9 Large new viewpoint offers panoramic view over  the city of Homer, Homer Spit and Kachemak Bay. Easy on and off access to  highway.