Cooper Landing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Anchorage, at the outlet of Kenai Lake into the Kenai River. The town was first settled in the 19th century by gold and mineral prospectors, and has become a popular summer tourist destination thanks to its scenic location and proximity to the salmon fishery of the Kenai River and Russian River. As of the 2010 census, the population in Cooper Landing was 289, down from 369 in 2000.
Cooper Landing below Cecil Rhode Mountain
Panning for gold in Cooper Creek, 1907 photograph by John Nathan Cobb
Kenai River at Cooper Landing
The "Spirit of the Kenai" operates as a charter out of Cooper Landing.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010. The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the census-designated place of Kalifornsky.
Image: Overhead view of Homer and Kachemak Bay
Image: Sunrise on Kachemak Bay
Image: Kenai River Alaska
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