---
id: "100003"
name: Sterling Highway North Segment
distance: "46.4"
duration: Allow two hours.
description: With easy access to two of Alaska’s largest river salmon fisheries, world class saltwater fishing and the  "Halibut Capital of the World" (the town of Homer), the Sterling Highway is known as the premier fishing destination highway of the U.S.
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organization:
  - url: https://dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/scenic/byways-sterling-north.shtml
    name: Sterling Highway
websites:
  - url: https://www.alaska.org/guide/anchorage-to-homer
    name: Alaska Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishregulations.sc_sportfish
    name: Sport Fishing Regulations
  - url: https://themilepost.com/routes/sterling-highway/
    name: The Milepost Alaska Travel Planner
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/chugach
    name: Chugach National Forest
  - url: https://cooperlandingchamber.com/
    name: Cooper Landing
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kenai
    name: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/362212735
    name: Russian River Falls
designations:
  - Alaska State Scenic Byway
states:
  - AK
ll:
  - -150.7943175936052
  - 60.53596697031753
bounds:
  - - -151.07388
    - 60.40714072766497
  - - -149.37077142872707
    - 60.53596697031753

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Visit the Sterling Highway and the surrounding Kenai Peninsula for world-class recreational opportunities, including access to the Chugach National Forest, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and numerous Alaska State Parks. With access to fishing, hiking, camping, hunting, mountain biking, river rafting, sea and river kayaking, back-country and cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing, canoeing, snowmobiling, bird watching, and dog-mushing, this byway has earned its reputation as  "Alaska's Playground" and "Premier Fishing Byway in North America."

Exceptional fishing opportunities are accessible along the entire length of the Sterling Highway. The northern segment provides easy access to two of Alaska’s largest river salmon fisheries, the Russian and Kenai Rivers, known by fishing enthusiasts as one of the world's most productive salmon river systems.

In addition to world-class freshwater fishing, hundreds of recreation opportunities exist along the byway. A vast majority of those who visit the Sterling Highway also take advantage of other outstanding recreation opportunities found in the area.