Anyone have any feedback, positive or negative about the area. I'm looking for a place with river frontage and at least 5 acres, found a couple, I may be up to look at them this fall.

Thanks!

Depends on what you are looking for. Hunting, fishing? Both? Retirement?

What river is the property on?

It's on the Anchor River. I'm looking to do a little of all three, mostly fishing and retirement, I think I'll have to travel to hunt, but that's Ok too.

World class fishing on the Kenai for kings, silvers, and reds. Kasilof is close and they have good king runs as well. Each year/run can be up or down but that's the gamble we live with.
Close to the salt for halibut and kings as well as ling cod and rock fish.

Never fished the Anchor so cant help you there. Homer is pretty close for food and essentials and what you cant find there you will most likely find in Kenai. If you made a run to Anchorage every 4-6 weeks you can easily stock up at Costco or Sam's club for the non perishables.

Myself, would plan on buying a river boat and a salt boat and most likely a couple of ATV's and snowmobiles.

I have not lived in Anchor Point but traveled through many times. Hopefully you can get some more info from people who live there. Might try joining this forum:
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/

Thanks!

Tho that is on the coast. You don't really want to wait to get.up here and look at the property. Winter seems to have arrived here in the Copper Basin . We have 8" of snow on the ground. They can get big dumps of snow on The Kenai and there's a lot you would want to see without snow on.

There are properties available but suggest you choose a reliable agent and spend time looking before you buy. Things have changed since I came, and prices are at the top of the list.

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Originally posted by Cold Trigger Finger:
Tho that is on the coast. You don't really want to wait to get.up here and look at the property. Winter seems to have arrived here in the Copper Basin . We have 8" of snow on the ground. They can get big dumps of snow on The Kenai and there's a lot you would want to see without snow on.

That was lucky, there was snow on the ground in Tok when I moved back to the lower 48 on the 2nd of October.

Are you looking for land for a summer cabin, or do you plan to relocate there?

A couple of thoughts before buying land in Alaska. You really should visit the land several times, especially during breakup to see how well the land drains water and if it's susceptible to flooding. You need to consider where you can get building supplies, and how you'll transport them to the land. In addition to seeing how the land drains during breakup, you'll need to know if the land is suitable for a septic system and how deep wells are in the area and if the groundwater is good or not. There is plenty of land for sale in Alaska, but only a small percentage is prime land for building on. It's worth taking your time and learning about issues land can have before plunking down your money. "Inexpensive" land can get awefully expensive when it comes time to develop it.

It's a beautiful area, close to Homer and not too far from Kenai. That said, if you're considering it as an area to relocate, not many options for employment.

Thanks all. I'm looking at places with residences, septic and wells (not looking to build a homestead.) I'm a little past that age wise. Did plenty of that including building a log cabin from scratch with trees we dropped outside of Arlee Montana in my twenties. Lots of good advice, I definitely want to see the land during "mud season" and check out how bad the bugs are during summer. I'm looking to retire in four years, so the wife and I are planning to visit next summer. Maybe I'll come by in May to see how the place feels too.

Much thanks!