Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

The refuge extends across two million acres containing ice fields, glaciers, tundra, forests, coastal wetlands, and the Kenai River system.

President Franklin Roosevelt established the area in 1941 as Kenai National Moose Range to protect moose populations from market hunting.

The Dena'ina people named this land 'Yaghanen', and archaeological evidence shows Indigenous groups utilized the area for 10,000 years.

Visitors access fourteen public cabins and thirteen campgrounds through the Sterling Highway, with facilities available on first-come, first-served basis.

The refuge contains three wilderness canoe trail systems spanning 120 miles through interconnected lakes, making it the largest network in Alaska.

Location: Alaska

Inception: December 2, 1980

Website: https://fws.gov/refuge/kenai

GPS coordinates: 60.33330,-150.50000

Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:44