page_title: Skilak Lake
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Skilak Lake / References
caption_attribution_description: English: Taken on a quick day trip to the Kenai Peninsula, south of Anchorage, Alaska in June 2008.
context_page_description: Skilak Lake is a large lake on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The lake is part of the Kenai River system but also contains glacial runoff, being fed by meltwater from Skilak Glacier. The water is exceptionally clear with a mostly rocky bottom, relatively free of aquatic vegetation. It is within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and can be accessed by Skilak Lake Loop Road via the Sterling Highway. Maximum depth is 528 feet, it is 15 miles long and up to 4 miles wide in places. Early Russian explorers mistakenly believed Skilak and Tustumena Lake to be a single body of water. It is a popular destination for Alaskans due to it being only about a half-hour drive from Soldotna, and approximately two hours from Anchorage. There are two campgrounds at the lake, one is a developed campground with a host, the other un-hosted and with only basic facilities. There are many well-developed and maintained trails along the lake and its access road, as well as campgrounds and public-access cabins.
context_section_description: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skilak Lake
  The Milepost, 59th edition, page 588. ISBN 9781892154217
  "Hiking". Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. US Fish and Wildlife Service. February 26, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  "Cabin Program".
caption: The lake seen from Skilak Lake Road
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