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Description: Virtually undiscovered by most visitors to the Kenai Peninsula, Captain Cook State Recreation Area offers a peaceful setting of forests, lakes, streams and saltwater beaches. The recreation area is named for Captain James Cook, the English mariner, who in 1778 explored what is now known as Cook Inlet. Wildlife is abundant and includes moose, bears, coyotes, wolves, beavers and muskrats. Ocean life includes Beluga whales and harbor seals. Bald eagles, sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, loons and many other birds are common sights. Visitors to the recreation area enjoy conoeing and boating on Stormy Lake, beachcombing the inlet's tide-swept shores, birdwatching, berry picking, hiking nature trails, swimming and searching for agate along the beaches. Directions: Captain Cook State Recreation Area is 25 miles out of Kenai on the North Kenai Spur Highway and has one campground with 52 campsites.
