he Kenai River starts in beautiful Kenai Lake, and drains from east to west, from Kenai Lake to Skilak Lake, then on down the Sterling Highway to the ocean at the town of Kenai.

Cooper Landing got its start as a town and then as a staging point, when big game trophy hunters arrived in the area looking for gigantic Kenai moose and dall sheep.

Now, however, Cooper Landing is known primarily for its fishing.