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What to do and see in Cooper Landing, Alaska (AK): The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
Cooper Landing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Anchorage, at the confluence of Kenai Lake and Kenai River. The town was first settled in the 19th century by gold and mineral prospectors, and has become a popular Summer tourist destination thanks to its scenic wilderness location and proximity to the world-class salmon fishery of the Kenai River and Russian River. As of the 2010 census, the population in Cooper Landing was 289.
Restaurants in Cooper Landing
1. Alaska Wildland Adventures
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5.0 based on 265 reviews
Alaska Wildland Adventures (AWA) - AWA's style of travel offers guests a high quality, small-group, interactive experience without compromising - or over-emphasizing - comfort. With our focus on keeping things small, and maximizing experiences, you are sure to enjoy the guided hiking, rafting, kayaking, marine wildlife and glacier cruises, delicious meals and more.
2. Alaska River Adventures - Day Tours
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5.0 based on 202 reviews
With 40 years guiding in Alaska, we’ve guided thousands to Alaska's best spots... a few at a time.Rare permits let us fish in the National Wildlife Refuge where the best fishing and wildlife viewing is found. All of our guides are well seasoned old pros and we provide top quality equipment. Choose from lots of options – everything from half day fishing to week long all inclusive lodge packages and Wilderness River Expeditions.
3. Alaska Rivers Company
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4.5 based on 135 reviews
Offering guided Rafting and Fishing and River Front Cabin rentals on the Upper Kenai River since 1974. Conveniently located 1 1/2 hour drive from Anchorage. All ages welcome. Several departures daily. Now offering Stand Up Paddle Boarding on Kenai Lake and Glacier Tours featuring Scenic Floats, Paddle Boarding, Inflatable Kayaking, and Hiking at Spencer Glacier! Join us!
4. Alaska Horsemen Trail Adventures
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4.5 based on 59 reviews
Alaska Horsemen Lodge is an Alaskan destination nestled in the mountains of Cooper Landing. Adjacent to the tranquil Kenai Lake, it is a scenic 100-mile drive south of Anchorage. Our small ranch offers horseback riding, cozy cabins, wall tents, and RV parking on spacious grounds accompanied with comfortable common areas and beautiful mountain views. Known for its unique location for hosting corporate retreats, culture/educational camps, family reunions, adventure travel groups and a great base camp for the leisure traveler. The horses provide a calming and enjoyable backdrop and trail riding is one of the many activities guests find most enjoyable. Your host Alex Kime has been adventuring in Alaska over 50 years (but he is still a spring chicken!!!) and numerous testimonies share guests experience true Alaskan hospitality at our family's Alaska Horsemen Lodge. Our cozy Alaskan wood cabins and wall tent cabins make for a comfortable and memorable glamping experience. Folks mention often the serenity they experience at our small ranch. Our cabins and wall tents can sleep around 20 people. There are tents and camp sites for another 20. There is a spacious area for RV parking, all with mountain views. Our location, on the east end of Cooper Landing, is walking distance to good fishing Quartz Creek, the Kenai Beach, Quartz Creek Campground and the Sunrise Inn Café and lounge. We often watch sheep and goat on nearby Mt. Langille while sitting around the fire pit at the Pavilion. A truly unique and serene experience in an Alaskan pioneer setting.
Reviewed By njfice - Dushore, United States
Trying to describe a pack-trip with Alaska Horseman is like trying to define Love, the feeling you get when you’re in your Home surrounded by Family, or the view from your favorite Mountain Top. Like pictures, words just can’t describe to another person what you have experienced. If you think you want to take a day-ride, take an overnight trip. If you like the idea of an overnight trip, signup for a 4-day adventure. If you’re like me and thought 4-days in the mountains with horses would be enough, you’re going to want to stay a lifetime. This isn’t a glamping trip, yet you will be more than well taken care. Every detail is thought out and planned for, including the moments to find your inner-self, a connection with the mountains, or a camaraderie with the people, horses, and wildlife that share your space. Alex, is Alaska, guts and grit, with a soul that matches the grandeur of the landscape and an aura that will make you want to follow him anywhere, with ease. One with horses and mountains, true horseman, someone who can’t be captured with words. Joey, natural horseman, young spirit and old soul, kind and caring to the bone. Besides mastering his camp culinary skills and cowboy coffee, which matches perfectly with your surroundings, you can feel that Joey is sensing and watching everything around him to make everyone’s experience a life-long dream. When he speaks, you’re captivated by his humbleness and when he’s silent, your still drawn to his humbleness. He’s the kind of young man that knows you want a hot cup of coffee before you think it; who will do something without your knowing, that will make your moment better, safer, remembered. Randy, cowboy and conversationalist, subtle, and sometimes not, humor, a caring person that will draw you out if you’re willing, well read on many subjects of human nature. You’ll remember gatherings around the campfire with Randy and maybe he’ll convince you to go on a 500-mile cattle drive. Lastly, the horses, true mountain horses, that are a reflection of the Alaska Horsemen. It’s impossible not to connect with their being. You become one as you move through the trails, high mountain tundra, and rocky slopes. Like Alex, Joey, and Randy, they are looking out for you and they’ll help you experience some amazing things. Thank you for bringing my daughter and I closer together, for sharing a piece of you with us, we’re forever changed by Alaska. Hey, to Crocket and Winchester!
5. Drifters Lodge Fishing and Activities
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5.0 based on 115 reviews
