Kenai Region
Captain Cook State Recreation Area
Discovery Campground
Facilities
★ ADA Facility - No
★ 3,466 Acres
★ 53 Campsites (see fee page)
★ No RV size limit
★ Camping Limit - 14 days
★ Daily Parking Fee - (see fee page)
★ Toilets
★ Water
★ Picnic Sites
★ (2) Picnic Shelters
Activities
★ Camping
★ Beachcombing
★ Fishing
★ Trails
Discovery Campground is located within the Captain Cook State Recreation Area, which is virtually undiscovered by most visitors to the Kenai Peninsula. It offers a peaceful setting of forests, lakes, streams and saltwater beaches.
Wildlife you may see during your visit includes moose, bear, coyote, wolves, Beluga whales, harbor seals, beaver, muskrat, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, arctic and common loons, golden-eye ducks, mergansers, thrushes, warblers, and jays.
Discovery Campground is operated by park concessionaire Alaska Recreation Management (907) 522-8368, or (907) 242-0859.
Address:
39 Kenai-Spur Highway
Driving Directions:
Seward Hwy South, bear right onto the Sterling Hwy South, Right on the Kenai Spur Hwy. The recreation area can be reached by driving 25 miles north of Kenai on the North Kenai Road to milepost 36.