Discovery Campground
Captain Cook State Recreation Area
write a review 39 Kenai-Spur Hwy.Kenai, AK 99611
907-522-8368
907-748-2553
Official Website
GPS: 60.8054, -151.0152
| Last Price Paid: | $15 |
| Number of Sites: | 53 |
| Pad Type: | gravel |
| Open Seasonally: | Yes |
| Max Stay: | 14 |
| Tent Camping: | Yes |
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| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
Sue and Kevin would stay here again
“Nice view”
Reviewed Jun 29, 2018
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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| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
Van-Tramp would stay here again
“Out of the way, but prettier then a fisherman's back side”
Reviewed Jul 27, 2015
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
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
| Nightly rate: | $12 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
“Older park with small, rough sites”
Reviewed Jan 11, 2015
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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Mali Mish – Captain Cook State Recreation Area, Alaska.
Last night we spent the night at a Walmart, tired from trying to decide where to go. In the morning, with fresh coffee in hand, expensive (Walmart) groceries in the Airstream and even more overpriced c...
Captain Cook State Rec Area | Van-Tramp.com
Instead of staying in the hustle and bustle of the town of Kenai the past week, we spent it at Captain Cook State Recreation Area where we hung out on the beach, worked, saw our first sunset in mont...
Just Finding Our Way: From One End of the Road to Another – 6/15/2013
The grandson and I paddled the perimeter of Rainbow Lake Saturday morning. Saw a few minnows jumping, but nothing of significance. We decided to shift from the end of the Swanson River Road to t...
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
Pets:
- pets
Owners, contact us to update your listing.
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