Ninilchik State Recreation Area Maps

Ninilchik, AK

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Ninilchik State Recreation Area Description

Ninilchik, whose name means "peaceful settlement by a river", is located on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula, about 40 miles south of Soldotna. It was settled in the early 1800's by Russian colonists. They subsided on fishing, hunting, trapping and gardening. When Alaska was sold to the United States, many of these settlers decided to stay on. Some of the old buildings still exist in the Ninilchik village and many descendants of the old families still live here. Today, Ninilchik has become a popular staging area for world class salmon and halibut fishing. Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt, both

Coordinates
: 60.033, -151.701
Area
: 97 acres (0.39 km²)
Official Link
: Ninilchik State Recreation Area

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