Seward and Petersen Lake
- Marcy Speck
- Aug 14
- 1 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
From our campground in the Portage Valley area we drove south to the coastal town of Seward. It's another beautiful coastal town located on Resuurection Bay. It's surrounded by a mix of snow capped and tree covered mountains .
Our campground was right on the waterfront and and easy walk to town. Cruise ships stop here frequently and there were several on the 2 days we stayed. Fun Fact: Seward was the historic starting point for the 2300 mile Iditarod sled dog race but later moved to Anchorage. We stopped to check out at the monument.
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We also went to the Alaska Sealife Center which houses an aquarium, research facility and marine mammal / rescue center. I had really wanted to see puffins and they had several along with seals, sea lions and many other sea birds.
We booked a last minute wildlife cruise around Resurrection Bay and the Kenai Fjords National Park which is mostly accessible only by boat. We saw puffins in the wild (!), bald eagles, seals, otters, sea lions.
This morning we left and started making our way down the Kenai Peninsula towards Homer where we’ll stay for 5 days. We found a great free camp spot at the edge of Petersen Lake and took the kayak out with Pepper at the helm. She seems to love the kayak which always surprises us because she's not a fan of swimming.
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