Russian River campground bank
Cooper Landing
Today
Getting there
- Access
- Walk in along the trail. The further from the parking, the more room. Sight fish the lane and cast to individual fish.
- Fee
- USFS Chugach. Camping $23/night single, $33 double, 83 sites, reservable on recreation.gov. Flush toilets and potable water, the best-serviced site in the corridor. Open mid-May to 30 Sep, 3-DAY stay limit 10 Jun to 20 Aug. Ferry at Mile 55 is foot traffic only and publishes no 2026 fare.
- Drive from Anchorage
- 1h43 to Cooper Landing
- Drive from Fairbanks
- Full day, 8h17 to Cooper Landing
- Water
- River
- Best time
- Jul-Aug
- Fish
- Sockeye, Rainbow trout
- How to fish it
- Bank, Fly
- Crowds
- Very high
- Managed by
- USFS campground, day use fee, bank trail access
- Regulations
- Upper Kenai River
- Local rules
- Sockeye and coho limits here are set in season by ADF&G emergency order, and king fishing is often closed. Check the current regulations before you go. The Russian is unweighted single-hook artificial fly only.
| Species | Months | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
| Sockeye | Jul, Aug | 4-8 lb |
Part of Eastern Kenai.
What it is like
Bank trail with hardened access points. Clear and shallow enough to sight fish.