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SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
Turnagain Arm
Seward Highway Road Log
Anchorage to Seward – 127 miles
Connecting Anchorage to Seward, it features jaw dropping scenery along the way is holds triple designation: USDA Forest Service Scenic Byway, Alaska Scenic
Byway, and All-American Road. Check-out our bore tide schedule on the opposite page to experience this unique phenomenon creating waves of up to 6’ high.
ANCHORAGE
Mile 127: Downtown Anchorage.
Mile 123.3: Dimond Boulevard.
Provides access to Costco, Fred
Meyers and also the Jewel Lake
(stocked with rainbow trout, turn
right onto Jewel Lake Road after
about 3.2 miles).
Mile 123.3: Dimond Boulevard.
Provides access to Costco, Fred
Meyers and also the Jewel Lake
(stocked with rainbow trout, turn
right onto Jewel Lake Road after
about 3.2 miles).
Mile 121.8: O’Malley Road turn off.
Access to Alaska Zoo. 2.2 miles on
the left hand side.
Mile 117.4: East 154th Avenue, turn
off to parking and access to Potter
Marsh Wildlife Viewing Boardwalk.
The wooden boardwalk winds
1,550 feet from the parking area
through the marsh and across watery
openings and sedges, perfect habitat
for a rich variety of birds
Mile 116.5: Potter Marsh, at the
southern end of the Anchorage
Coastal Wildlife Refuge, is an ideal
break from Anchorage for birders
and other wildlife viewers. From the
Seward Highway just before the left
turn into the Potter Marsh parking lot,
you are treated to a stunning view of
Turnagain Arm. A.
Mile 115: Potter Section House
Historic Site features a restored house
and outbuildings that were once
part of a railroad section camp that
maintained 10 miles of railroad track.
Chugach State Park Headquarters is
in the house. The railroad car is the
Kenai Visitor Center.
Mile 116: Potter Creek Viewpoint and
access to Turnagain Arm Trail
Mile 111: Turnoff to McHugh
Creek Picnic Area and wayside, not
recommended for RVs longer than 24 ft.
Mile 110.1: 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. Learn gold panning,
browse through an assay building
mini museum and visit a gift shop.
Admission is $1.00/person
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 Creek 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.
GIRDWOOD
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. See our ad on this page
Mile 78.9: Junction with road to
Whittier and Portage Glacier.
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1.7 miles to Portage Valley RV
Park & Cabins
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3.7 miles to Black Bear USFS
Campground
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4.3 miles to Wiliwaw USFS
Campground
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5.2 miles to Begich, Boggs Visitor
Center on Portage Lake
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6.1 miles to view Portage Glacier
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6.7 miles to the Anderson
Memorial Tunnel, a 2.5 mile long
single-lane highway/rail tunnel
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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: Moose Pass, population:
228.
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: Seward, Population: 2,582.
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