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Attractions

• Canoeing

  Sterling is the gateway to the Swanson River and Swan Lake canoe routes, a chain of rivers, lakes, streams and portages in the northern lowlands of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The trips are perfect for novice canoeists, as rough water is rarely a problem and portages do not exceed half a mile in length on the Swan Lake system or a mile in the Swanson River area. The Swanson River system links more than 40 lakes and 46 miles of river, and a one-way trip is 80 miles, beginning at Swan Lake Rd and ending at Cook Inlet in Captain Cook State Recreation Area. The easier and more popular Swan Lake route connects 30 lakes with forks in the Moose River; the one-way trip is 60 miles.

• Charter Fishing

  A number of charter fishing guides operate in the Sterling area and often use drift boats to float clients down the Kenai River. Four species of salmon; king, sockeye, pink and silver, spawn up the Kenai River at various times during the summer.

• Izaak Walton Recreation Site

  The Izaak Walton Recreation Area offers boating, pcinicking and camping. Located in the Kenai River State Management Area.

• Morgans Landing State Recreation Area

  Morgans Landing State Recreation Area is a 279-acre park just west of Sterling that features a 42-site campground and gravel trails down to the Kenai River. Morgans Landing offers excellent bank fishing opportunities to the Kenai River and chance to hook a king salmon from mid-June through July and other species the rest of the summer.