Skilak Lake Loop Road by PA2AKgirl
This road, though tough at times, is a beautiful, beautiful drive. Tough because it's 19 miles of gravel that includes some rough potholes and some bumpy stones. You can't go fast but why would you want to? Not only is Skilak Lake along this road but there's Pothole Lake, Hidden Lake, Hidden Creek, Upper Ohmer Lake, Lower Ohmer Lake, Engineer Lake and Bottenintnin (NO clue how that's really pronounced!) Lake...need I go on? It's a scenic drive and you are looking to fish, you can do it here. If you want to just view wildlife, you've come to right place too. It's labeled as "prime brown bear habitat" by my coveted Milepost. We saw no bears but plenty of ptarmigan:) Of course, you're rolling along on a very loud road, so your chances are better if you take one of the many trails along this road. Even to those of us who are picture happy, this is a great drive...lots of scenic views but difficult to capture it all. You can enter at either mile 58 or 75 on the Sterling Highway.
