irtaya.blogg.se - Hidden lake campground

The Friday night BONFIRE that is advertised consisted of two logs and then the possibility of throwing a pallet on it. It is dirty and over grown with no amenities. Which is a pond and then a man made swimming hole We backed into slot then to leave we had to move a picnic table, move up and back to wriggle our way out because remember u have to leave the same way you came in.

There is a horrible dirt road to enter and exit to the location. Retrieved November 7, 2020.First I don’t normally don’t post reviews but I don’t want a new nudist to go through what I experienced during our ONE night stay. "Cooper Landing remains in 'SET' status, Sterling Highway delays likely".

^ Swan Lake Fire incident report Archived at the Wayback Machine InciWeb.

^ Kenai NWR Regulations Archived at the Wayback Machine, page 2, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

^ Seven Lakes Trail map Archived at the Wayback Machine, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

"Refuge Notebook: Hidden Lake Campground – a 'hidden gem' on the Kenai Refuge".

^ a b c d Ostrowski, Michelle (April 3, 2014).

^ a b Hidden Lake Map Archived at the Wayback Machine, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

^ a b "Alaska Department of Fish and Game Lakes Database".

Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hidden Lake (Alaska)

^ a b c Hidden Lake and Burney's Trail Archived at the Wayback Machine, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Other fish species include Arctic char, coho salmon, lake trout, and rainbow trout. The lake is home to sockeye salmon that migrate in the tens of thousands, with fry leaving in early June, and spawning adults returning in June and July. Waterfowl commonly spotted in the area include the red-necked grebe, common loon, and Pacific loon. There are also ravens and other corvids as well as bald eagles. Small birds in the area include jays, thrushes, juncos, warblers, and chickadees.

Other terrestrial mammals include squirrels, weasels, muskrats, and moose. Refuge regulations specify that food, garbage, and other items likely to attract bears be properly stowed in a hard-shelled vehicle or a certified bearproof container at all times when not in immediate use. The lake and creek are noted for the presence of both brown and black bears. The 2019 Swan Lake Fire burned some areas on the north shore of the lake, but firefighters were able to save the campground by employing "burnout" strategy, creating a back burn with driptorches alongside the adjacent highway. Since the 1990s, campground hosts have been recruited each summer they live in their own campers or trailers on site and receive a weekly stipend. Airplane landings are only permitted for winter access to ice fishing. It can be accessed via Skilak Lake Road the only other land access is to the other end of the lake via the Seven Lakes Trail. The campground has handicapped accessibility. There is a US Fish and Wildlife Service developed campground with 44 campsites and a boat launch at the lake. The only outflow from the lake is Hidden Creek, a short, shallow creek that flows into the Kenai River just North of Skilak Lake. Being in the foothills of the Kenai Mountains, much of the shoreline is very steep, and wooded with birch and spruce trees. The back country section of the lake in the northwest has several islands and depths in the range of 10–70 feet (3.0–21.3 m). The lake is deepest at its southeast end, with depths up to 148 feet (45 m). It is located entirely inside the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Hidden Lake is a lake on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, formed by an ancient channel of the Kenai River.