Off Like a Herd of Turtles: Family Travel Blog

Seward is heralded as a must do town on the Kenai Peninsula by the tour books and Facebook groups. We had a great time there and there were a few great excursions we took, but I will be a dissenting opinion about the town and the campgrounds. It was a bit surreal to have heard so many things about a place, and then get there and think "what am I missing?". But Seward is still absolutely worth a visit because of the 2 must do and 2 nice to do adventures we participated in.  We were in Seward for a total of 5 nights. Faster moving travelers or folks with older or no kids could easily get the job done in 2-3 nights depending on which of the below adventures interest you.  For the first two nights we stayed at the Seward Municipal campground (Marathon campground). So many people talked about this as an amazing campground. Well, it's a parking lot. Literally a gravel parking lot. I did my research so knew this already hence planned to stay just 2 nights because SO MANY PEOPLE ...

After multiple COVID years of visiting national parks that are a bit too crowded (though we know how to make our way around on off hours, on off seasons, on less popular trails and waterways), Denali was a breath of fresh air, pun intended. Despite being peak season, and our campground being fully booked, the park never felt crowded. It was vast and beautiful during all the different types of weather conditions we experienced over our 5 day visit. This was the only part of the trip we booked in advance because getting a campsite in Denali National Park is a competitive endeavor. So we had chosen a week that would work whether Fynn was 1 month early or "on time". The rest of the trip was organized around the Denali week which did result in us driving to and from the Kenai Peninsula twice instead of once, but definitely the chance to camp in the park was worth it.  The Savage River Campground was lovely. It was at mile 13 of the National Park Road. Denali is unique in that you ...