Located on the banks of the Kenai River at the heart of the Kenai Peninsula, 150 miles south of Anchorage, Soldotna offers a wide variety of year round attractions .
With the Kenai River slicing through town, and easy access to the nearby Cook Inlet, Kasilof River and various lakes and streams, Soldotna is a poupular destintion for anglers.
In fact the town has created a number of public fishwalks to make the Kenai River and its fishing opportunities even more accessible, and Soldotna offers fishing charters to locations in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
There are also a number of other outdoor adventures to entertain visitors to Soldotna, such as hiking, canoeing, horseback riding, berry picking, and raft trips in the summer and cross country skiing and snowmachining in the winter.
Wildlife viewing includes watching white Beluga whales in Cook Inlet and the thousands of snow geese on their northern migration in the spring.
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is in Soldotna. The refuge's habitat, scenery and wildlife covering 2 million acres of the Kenai Peninsula attracts more visitors each year than any other wildlife refuge in Alaska. The cnter is open all year and offers various exhibitis and information about local wildlife, the geological and ecological make-up of the refuge, and information about the available recreational activities.
But Soldotna is not all just about wildlife, fishing and outdoor fun. The Homestead Museum preserves the history of Soldotna as the last place in America to incorporate itself as a city , and the original Slikok Valley School building, later renamed Damon Hall, has retained much of its original charm and features a mural by local artist, Boyd Shaffer, and various homesteader and Native artifacts.
The Soldotna Visitor Information Center, located on the banks of the Kenai River where the world record King Salmon was caught, has a photo display of the Peninsula, a wildlife collection, maps and gift shop.
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