Discovery Campground
Captain Cook State Recreation Area
Write a Review 39 Kenai-Spur Hwy. Kenai, AK 99611 907-522-8368 907-748-2553 Official WebsiteGPS: 60.8054, -151.0152
Overview of Discovery Campground
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by TheJY on 5/27/2020
Longest RV Reported: 31 feet
Reported by Ozzie on 8/22/2018
Number of Sites 53
Pad Type gravel
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 65 ft / 19 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Discovery Campground 6 people have reviewed this location.
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“Great but could be better”
Reviewed 5/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 3 |
We have camped there many times but this are starting to fall apart. The camp ground is starting to be overrun by devils club. There also wasn't a host. For the amount we payed I assumed there would be someone there to keep an eye out.
As for the location it was great. Really close to the beach. Great small walks for kids.
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TheJY would stay here again
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“Very woodsy”
Reviewed 8/6/2019
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 7 |
Site 7 is very nice. A path takes you right to an overlook cliff. However, everything is wildly overgrown ( welcome to Alaska ). No dump and no water other than a hand pump. Nice day use area on the bluff with views. Sites are tough to get leveled and minimal sun for solar. The beach and tides were amazing. Supposed to ... more
Site 7 is very nice. A path takes you right to an overlook cliff. However, everything is wildly overgrown ( welcome to Alaska ).
No dump and no water other than a hand pump.
Nice day use area on the bluff with views.
Sites are tough to get leveled and minimal sun for solar.
The beach and tides were amazing. Supposed to be a good agate beach. We’re still looking.
Verizon and ATT both worked ok.
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“Liked it so much we stayed for an extra three days.”
Reviewed 8/22/2018
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
Good road, something of oddity in Alaska. The last five miles of the thirty mile drive past Kenai gets a little rough so slow down. No host on site the first day, but the family showed up the next. Great host with a very nice family. Had a unbelievable view of the Cook Inlet with Mt Spur on the other side. We had a back in site, the mo... more
Good road, something of oddity in Alaska. The last five miles of the thirty mile drive past Kenai gets a little rough so slow down. No host on site the first day, but the family showed up the next. Great host with a very nice family. Had a unbelievable view of the Cook Inlet with Mt Spur on the other side. We had a back in site, the most popular site, that was just a twenty yard walk to the cliff edge overlook. They have a small deck and benches with a trail coming from both directions. One takes you down a steep hill to the beach. Its steep but slow moving gets you down without getting hurt or take a short drive around to the day use parking. All day use areas in Alaska are five dollars which will get you into as many as you can visit in one day.
Cook Inlet has the second highest tides and the fastest tides in the world. While there all four of the active volcanoes came out from the clouds. Mt Spur, Mt Redoubt, Mt lliamna and Mt Augustine. We were only staying for the week end but liked it so much that we spent six days. Sad to leave.
Some bigger sites. Seen all sizes come though. Gravel, which was a little off level. Still it was the nicest campground of our entire trip.
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Ozzie would stay here again
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“Nice view”
Reviewed 6/29/2018
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
Dry camping. Better for rigs under 35. Not all sites level. Out of the way. Pretty view of inlet. Picnic table and fire ring.
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Sue and Kevin would stay here again
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“Out of the way, but prettier then a fisherman's back side”
Reviewed 7/27/2015
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
To avoid the crowds of dip-netters (hence my reference to fisherman's back sides) in the Kenai area during the month of July we chose to drive the extra 30 miles up to Captain Cook State Rec Area, which includes Discovery Campground. Some sites are small, but others are good for even 40' busses. Only a few back you up to the view ... more
To avoid the crowds of dip-netters (hence my reference to fisherman's back sides) in the Kenai area during the month of July we chose to drive the extra 30 miles up to Captain Cook State Rec Area, which includes Discovery Campground.
Some sites are small, but others are good for even 40' busses. Only a few back you up to the view of the water, but don't let that discourage you from staying. The further you travel around the loop of camp sites, the more secluded it gets if that is your thing.
The plants, flowers, and berries are superb this time of the year and the trails around the campground lead you right in to explore them.
The only real beef from me is all the helicopters and seaplanes that fly directly overhead, I assume bringing people and supplies to the oil rigs or Anchorage, which can be loud at times.
Verizon data was useless so we had to lean on AT&T which was good
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Van-Tramp would stay here again
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“Older park with small, rough sites”
Reviewed 1/11/2015
| Nightly rate: | $12 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
This park was surprisingly busy. It is showing its age with rough, sloped, small sites, the vast majority with no views. For us, it's not worth driving this far out of the way to visit here again. Zero bars of Verizon increased to 5 bars of 1x with the antenna and amplifier.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
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