Openings · last 7 days
5
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 5 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233317
When Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins reopens
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
22
Openings · last 90 days
54
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 54 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 01:00 and 10:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 16 of 54 detected openings (29.6%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Alaska Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 6–27 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Cabin | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin | 16 | 29.6% |
| Kelly Lake Cabin | 9 | 16.7% |
| Pipe Creek Cabin | 6 | 11.1% |
| Big Bay Cabin | 5 | 9.3% |
| Caribou Island Cabin | 5 | 9.3% |
Cabin Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 16. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027 · of 14 monitored sites
Of the 2,562 tracked site-nights (Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027): 2,249 open for online reservation · 313 reserved.
Where the open windows are
12.2% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 2,249 of 2,562 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027Not open online12.2%
Open site-nights2,249 / 2,562
Reserved (of online inventory)313 / 2,562
Weekday openings1,357
Weekend openings892
Of the open cabin-nights on mapped sites, 1,357 fall on weekdays and 892 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Nov 2026 – May 2027April holds the most room. 388 of 420 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 14 cabins| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 12 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 11 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 10 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 11 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 11 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 10 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 10 | Open | |
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Thanksgiving: 10 cabins are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 11 cabins are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 10 cabins are available for the complete two-night stay. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability cabins
Most open cabin-nights · tracked window| Cabin | Open cabin-nights |
|---|---|
| Big Bay Cabin | 183 |
| Big Indian Creek Cabin | 183 |
| Caribou Island Cabin | 183 |
| McLain Lake Cabin | 183 |
| Nurses Cabin | 183 |
The 5 cabins with the most open cabin-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Nov 2, 2026 snapshotNext open dateMon · Nov 2
Next open weekendFri · Nov 6
The next bookable night is Nov 2; the first open weekend starts Nov 6. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
2,249 open cabin-nights across 14 cabins at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 85 2-night, 74 3-night, 17 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Nov 2 at site Big Bay Cabin.
All 14 cabins with current availability
| Cabin | Max RV | Hookups | Open cabin-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bay Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Big Indian Creek Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Caribou Island Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| McLain Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Nurses Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Pincher Creek Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Pipe Creek Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Snag Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Vogel Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +171 more |
| Doroshin Bay Cabin | Not recorded | None | 181 | 177 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +169 more |
| Dolly Varden Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 146 | 30 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14 +134 more |
| Engineer Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 116 | 30 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +104 more |
| Kelly Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 92 | 19 nights | Nov 8, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6 +80 more |
| Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin | Not recorded | None | 67 | 5 nights | Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 13, Dec 14, Dec 15, Dec 16, Jan 4, 2027, Jan 5, 2027 +55 more |
About Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins
Overview
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge guarantees breathtaking scenery and an unforgettable experience for visitors staying in one of the 14 rustic cabins located in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. Getting to the cabin can be a thrilling adventure in itself, as most of them require the use of boats, aircraft, hiking or skiing.
The grudging withdrawal of the Harding Ice Field has helped to make the lands of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge a "miniature Alaska." Today, the refuge includes examples of every major Alaska habitat type. The refuge is an Alaska in miniature in its diversity of wildlife, as well.
Recreation
Eager anglers can pursue chinook, sockeye, coho and pink salmon; as well as Dolly Varden char, rainbow trout, and arctic grayling. The refuge is also home to brown and black bears, caribou, Dall sheep, mountain goats, wolves, lynx, wolverines, eagles and thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl, not to mention the mighty Alaska-Yukon moose that the refuge was originally established (as the Kenai National Moose Range) to protect.
Facilities
Seven of Kenai Refuge's 14 reservable public use cabins are historic log cabins built around the turn of the 20th century. The others are 16'x18' trapper-style log cabins. Each cabin includes a table with benches, plywood bunks (without mattresses) a wood-heating stove, and an outhouse.
Access to cabins varies. Some can be reached by hiking-in, while others require a boat or plane to access. In winter, a snowmachine may be necessary.
Natural Features
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge spans 1.9 million acres along the western Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. The region includes the western slopes of the Kenai Mountains, forested lowlands along Cook Inlet, rivers, lakes and wetlands. To the east is Chugach National Forest and southeast is Kenai Fjords National Park.
14 monitored cabinsNo hookups14 shadedWaterfrontLakefrontRiverfrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 4
Getting there
Access to each individual cabins varies. Some can be reached by hiking-in, while others require a boat or plane to access . In winter, a snowmachine may be necessary. Please refer to each specific cabin for information on amenities and accessibility. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: From Anchorage, take the Seward Highway south to the Sterling Highway; the eastern refuge boundary is at milepost 55 of the Sterling Highway. Another 5 miles from the boundary is the west entrance to the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area. Continuing on to Soldotna will bring you to the refuge visitor center and headquarters, which is found by taking a left onto Funny River Road, then turning right (before the building supply store) onto Ski Hill Road.
Po Box 2139, Soldotna, AK 99669(907) 262-7021
Camping
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins?
Reservations for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 2,249 of 2,562 tracked site-nights are open (87.8%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 54 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Nov 2, 2026 18:20 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins?
Campsite Sniper detected 5 site-date openings at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins in the last 7 days, 22 over 30 days and 54 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins?
74 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Nov 2 at site Big Bay Cabin. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which month has the most availability at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins?
April 2027, with 388 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 420.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 6-27 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins?
As of the Nov 2, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Mon, Nov 2 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Nov 6. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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