Swiftwater Campground Boat Launch — Local services in Soldotna

I will NEVER go back.. My granddaughter after a 9 month stay in a hospital, reunited with her sister spent a weekend building the most awesome TP from the surrounding timber and branches. They worked so hard and was so proud of themselves. 2 weeks later we returned, in tears they saw the TP they worked so hard to build, had been destroyed with a chainsaw, by the person cutting down the beetle killed trees. So they build 2 more TP's even better then one before. And again the man cutting up the beetle killed AGAIN distorted then.. There is no reason or regulation for him to do this! The camp host told us he thought they looked so awesome, he also liked them. The sound of airplanes constantly taking off and landing was very noisy. It destroys any tranquility of camping one expects...

We absolutely loved staying at the swiftwater campground, they are large campgrounds and you pay at the front. It isn’t expensive and such a great location right up against the Kenai, it allowed us to fish day and even night if we wanted to. They have lots of ramps down to the water. It seemed pretty clean and it’s a very convenient location, they have restaurants and grocery stores just down the road which allows door dash if needed. We liked everything about it and caught lots of fish. If we come back to Alaska we will be staying and fishing here. They have have fillet tables on the ramps next to the water where you can clean and...

We didn't catch any fish, but that wasn't the campground's fault. Unfortunately we came on a day when the fish counts were just low. The site itself was nice and it was a tiny bit less crowded than Centennial Campground down the road. There's really nice river access including a boardwalk you can fish from if you can't/don't want to enter the water. Toilets were a little overused but that's kind of to be expected during this busy season. Campsites were decently spaced but you can hear the neighbors' music, dogs, and kids, so if you're looking for a super quiet nature retreat this may not be the place for you. Costs...