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An ideal to place to get away.
jumpingnorman Says: This is the park which has over 190 designated campsites – lots of picnic tables, fir pits and lots of trees for privacy. The best thing is that it has good access to the Kenai River on top of being very near the Soldotna Historical Museum, rodeo grounds and ball fields....
herzog63 Says: You can find fish names on many street signs throughout Soldotna and other Alaskan Coastal towns. I like those street names the best! It makes a great game to play with the kids if you have a carload of bored kids.
1 Review and 22 Opinions I've never stayed here but I know a couple of people that have. If you like creature comforts and...
Best Western King Salmon Motel
3 Reviews and 20 Opinions This motel should cost half as much for the value. The rooms are musty, smelly and very loud. But...
The Crossing: Best Restaurant on the Kenai Peninsula
Tableaux1 Says: This restaurant is located in a beautiful building right on the Kenai river. The ambiance in wonderful. The food is worth every penny! I had the most succulent, tender, delicious, prime rib I've ever had at the crossing. The salmon bisque was delicious as well. Everything...
Don Jose's: Decent Mexican Food in Soldotna
Tableaux1 Says: *Update 8/18/08. I stopped and had dinner here with friends yesterday evening prior to driving back to Anchorage. Everyone in my group agreed that this was the worst Mexican food we've ever had. Everything was bland and tasteless even after adding lots of salt. The salsa...
Go Kart Race Track: Riding Go Carts
herzog63 Says: We took the kids for go cart riding one evening after playing baseball. They had a blast trying to out manuver each other. There are several turns and on the sharpest turn there is water being sprayed on to the track to make it slippery so if you keep up your full speed you...
Getting to Kenai from Soldotna
herzog63 Says: If you're in Soldotna and want to get to Kenai or Nikiski the best way is to take the Kenai Spur Highway. The start of it is on mile 94.2 of the Sterling Highway just south of the Fred Meyer Mall. If you're there it's very easy to find. The Kenai Spur extends for 39 miles...
herzog63 Says: There are many Charter Services to choose from in Soldotna. If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the local rivers and not see anyone else in your stretch of the river. Rates vary on the type of service and distance you'll be traveling.
Soldotna Blazt Mall: A fun little shopping mall
rvtravleot Says: The Soldotna Blazy Mall.Food and shopping.There was a little Victorian/country store had a lot of Alaskan gifts and a lot of other Victorian/country things. Most of the gifts here were not Alaskan made but nicer then Fred Meyers and some other stores that have the made in...
Soldotna Mall: Nice little mall
rvtravleot Says: The Soldotna Blazy Mall. Food and shopping. There was a little Victorian/country store had a lot of Alaskan gifts and a lot of other Victorian/country things. Most of the gifts here were not Alaskan made but nicer then Fred Meyers and some other stores that have the made in...
Misty's Memories: Scrapbooking in Soldotna
kennedyla Says: Misty's Memories is a small scrapbooking store with a lot of heart! I went there recently with a friend looking for "alaska stuff" to scrapbook my vacation. Misty was more than helpful!! She went out of her way to provide interesting items and one of kinds for us. The candy...
herzog63 Says: If you hook onto on those huge Kenai King Salmon you might want to through a saddle on it and just ride it out for a few hours until it gets tired!! hahahah Then you can drag it right up to the Barbeque Pit. I caught this one on 4 lb test line after I rode it's back for 12...
herzog63 Says: You can find the Famous Alaskan Chair in Soldotna at Hanson's Custom Carving. I only visited late in the evening so the sun was behind the photo to bleach out the photo. If you want to see a great photo of it check out VT'er Kaloz he uses the photo as his main photo. This...
herzog63 Says: If you don't want to sound like a tourist when you're in Soldotna and you want to know something about Kalifornsky Beach Road just say K-Beach Road as none of the locals hardly know that the real name is Kalifornsky hahhaha They just call it K- Beach Road. The photo is taken...
Be careful while driving....Moose can Kill
herzog63 Says: I'm not sure of the statistics of how many humans die each year on the roads near Soldotna due to collisions with Moose but for the January - Mid July death rate for Moose has been 289 on the Kenai Peninsula roads. That's alot of dead Moose! If you have a collision with a...
Cold Glacial Waters of the Kenai River
herzog63 Says: You don't want to fall into the cold glacial waters of the Kenai River. It is very cold even in the summer time. Just looking at the water is very cold as it's very silty and looks like it just came off a Glacier.
herzog63 Says: Centennial Park is located at mile 0.1 on Kaliforsky Beach Road just after you turn off from the Sterling highway on the right. There are 126 campsites to choose from. There is a day use picnic area which we used. I think the normal day rate is $5 per carload (they didn't...
herzog63 Says: Most people DON"T come to Soldotna to play baseball but that was the purpose of our trip. Soldotna is a great host for the baseball tournaments as they have great little league fields and friendly and helpful people running the tournamen!! Here is a shot of our Opening...
herzog63 Says: There is lot's of Baseball played in the area. My only two trips to the Soldotna area have involved coaching Little League Baseball. The Soldotna Little League quite often is the host of the Southern Pool Championships for many levels of baseball as there are lot's of...
The Soldotna Visitor Information Center
herzog63 Says: You can find the Soldotna Visitor Information Center just after the bridge on the right. There is lot's of information for anything in the area that you might want to do. Such as Fishing, Sightseeing, Hiking, Hunting, Rafting, Flyout fishing trips etc.....Right behind the...
herzog63 Says: There are different buildnings that include the main building , The Slikok Valley school that still has the original desks and oil lamps that students used back in the 30's and 40's. There is a Cook Inlet Dory that was built in the mid 1950's by a local boat builder and it...
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Hot Tips On Soldotna AK - This is a world record salmon caught out of my boat by the young lady in the picture. She is the owner of The Fish Hut B&B at Beaver Creek. It was 82.4 pounds. Fish this size are what people come to...
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Most of the tourists that come to Soldotna are there with one purpose.....Catch Red Salmon and King Salmon!!! There are several spots were you can fish right from the river bank. There are also "Fish...
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We were on our way to Homer from Anchorage and my sister who was driving saw somebody selling kettle corn...the car went into a screech and thank God I was wearing my seatbelt! Women drivers,...
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Never thought I would ever see bald eagles in the wild, moose in someone's front yard, or someone tell me to throw back several huge rainbow trout into the Kenai River because they were "trash fish"....
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