Seward Highway
Anchorage to Seward – 127 miles
This paved highway is a National Scenic Byway and runs along Turnagain Arm, through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest and Kenai Mountains.
The mileposts along the highway indicate the distance from Seward. This log uses those mileposts to indicate location along the highway travelling from Anchorage towards Seward.
Mile by Mile Road Log starting From Anchorage
Mile 127
Downtown Anchorage
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Mile 117.6
Potter Marsh – Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, popular with birders
Mile 115.1
Potter Creek Viewpoint and access to Turnagain Arm Trail
Mile 111.9
Turnoff to McHugh Creek Picnic Area and wayside, not recommended for RVs longer than 24 ft.
Mile 110.3
Beluga Point – double-ended turnout and good photo stop
Mile 106.9
Viewpoint – double-ended turnout and good photo stop
Mile 104
Indian Valley Mine National Historic Site
Mile 103.1
Indian Creek rest area
Mile 101.2
Bird Creek Campground and day-use area, Chugach State Park
Mile 101
There are many viewpoints along the highway, but Bird Creek is a great stop for photography, fishing and spotting marine wildlife.
Mile 100.7
Bird Ridge Motel & RV Park
Mile 96.5
Bird Point rest area, Chugach State Park
Mile 95.3
Viewpoint – double-ended turnout
Mile 93.3
Viewpoint – double-ended turnout
Mile 91.5
Viewpoint – double-ended turnout
Mile 90
Junction with Alyeska Highway to Girdwood and Alyeska Recreation Area
Mile 80.3
Kenai Peninsula Information Center
Mile 79
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Mile 78.9
Junction with road to Whittier and Portage Glacier
- 1.7 miles to Portage Valley RV Park & Cabins
- 3.7 miles to Black Bear USFS Campground
- 4.3 miles to Wiliwaw USFS Campground
- 5.2 miles to Begich, Boggs Visitor Center on Portage Lake
- 6.1 miles to view Portage Glacier
- 6.7 miles to the Anderson Memorial Tunnel, a 2.5 mile long single-lane highway/rail tunnel
- 1.4 miles to Whittier
Mile 68.5
Turnagain Pass Recreation Area, a popular area in winter.
Mile 65.4
Bertha Creek USFS Campground
Mile 62.6
Granite Creek USFS Campground
Mile 56.3
Junction with the Hope Highway, 16.5 miles to the community of Hope on Turnagain Arm.
Mile 46
Tenderfoot Creek USFS Campground on Upper Summit Lake
Mile 38.4
Paved double-ended turnout to west overlooking Jerome Lake
Mile 37
Junction with Sterling Highway to Soldotna and Homer
Mile 33.1
Carter Lake USFS trailhead
Mile 32.1
Trail Lake Fish Hatchery
Moose Pass
Mile 29.4
Population: 219
Mile 24.2
Trail River USFS Campground on Kenai Lake
Mile 23.3
Ptarmigan Creek USFS Campground
Mile 19.3
Turn-off to Renfro’s Lakeside Retreat, RV park on Kenai Lake.
Mile 16.9
Primrose USFS Campground overlooking Kenai Lake
Mile 14.7
Viewpoint and boardwalk for Lily Pad Lake
Mile 12.3
Viewpoint with information signs
Mile 6.3
Stoney Creek RV Park
Mile 3.7
Turn-off to Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park.
Mile 3.2
Turn-off to Nash Road and Spring Creek Campground
Mile 2.5
Forest Acres Municipal Campground
Mile 1.1
Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center
Seward
Mile 0
Population: 2,831
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