About Miller’s Landing
Miller’s
Landing Campground is a beautiful scenic oceanfront area on
Lowell Point, located in a small secluded community just 2 ½ miles
south of Seward. It has very special unique Alaskan charm, and is truly
the “end of the road”- where the road ends
and
the Kenai Fjords begins. The panoramic view is unsurpassed and includes
Resurrection Bay, Mount Alice, and Fox Island. You will be surrounded by
the awesome beauty of the ocean and marine wildlife, where eagles soar,
salmon are leaping , sea otters play happily, and
you will be taken
in by the friendly Alaskan charm of our small oceanfront community.
Lowell Point is well known for it’s scenic beauty and abundant marine
wildlife. It is not crowded, nor commercialized, and has all the charm
of a quaint Alaskan fishing and kayaking community. It was originally
two homesteads; one being the “Miller’s Family homestead”, founded
in the territorial days of the 1950’s by the Miller family. Today, the
majority of the Miller’s Family homestead remains intact, and with it,
the charm of a true Alaskan homesteader’s fishing and kayaking resort
on the oceanfront.
Grandma
Penny raises chickens and geese on the homestead’s farm and sells
fresh eggs at the campground’s store. Two generations of Alaskan
homesteaders are your hosts at Miller’s Landing. Come and experience
our Alaskan homestead hospitality at our magical oceanfront setting.
While sitting by the cozy woodstove in the Miller’s campground store,
have a morning cup of complimentary coffee, and keep your eyes open for
Sea otters, seals, killer whales, porcupines, eagles, and blue herons.
At Miller’s Landing, “what you see is what you get” and what you
get is truly 100 percent Alaskan.
About the Miller Family and
Homestead
Captain
Mike Miller is a lifelong Alaskan whose family homesteaded
here (and survived the 1964 earthquake). Mike has been a commercial
fisherman, or marine engineer all his life, and fishes at both
commercial fishing and sport charter fishing. Captain Mike grew up in a
family of commercial fishermen in the territory of Alaska days. After a
flood damaged their home in 1957, the family spent five years on the
remote island of Latouche where he and 5 other children were home
schooled by their mother, Penny.
Returning to the homestead in the early 60's, they weathered a fire in
1963 losing their home.
In
the earthquake of 1964 the rebuilt home survived, but both commercial
fishing vessels were a total loss. In the summer of '64 the family
started a campground and boat rental business to make ends meet. Though
the business was only open for four years, it made such an impression on
young Mike that in 1982 he started Miller's Landing. Fishing is a labor
of love for Mike and today he is considered one of the local experts.
Sherrie (Mike's wife) is also a
licensed Captain, and helps out with the water taxi services.
The
Miller's two sons (Chance and Tommy) both grew up on the
homestead too, and are also good fishermen. They often deckhand for
their father on the charter boats, and are learning the fishing trade
(which is traditionally handed down through experience).
Mike's
mother, Penny, still lives on the homestead, is an avid
gardener, farmer, and a gourmet cook. She also fished commercially in
her younger years. Penny comes down to the campground store daily for
coffee. She has wonderful stories of Alaskan homesteading and is a
pleasure to visit with. She also sells her farm fresh eggs in the
campground store.
How to find Miller's Landing Campground
Miller’s
Landing is located on Lowell Point, just 3 1/2 miles south of Seward.
It is situated on the oceanfront of Resurrection Bay on the Miller
family homestead. It takes about ten minutes to drive to the town of
Seward from Miller’s Landing or to the Small Boat Harbor.
Driving from Anchorage or Kenai: Take the Seward Highway, heading
South. This turns into 3rd Avenue when in Seward. Go to the very end of
the Seward Highway. (You will be facing the SeaLife Center). Take a
right there (Lowell Point Road). Follow it 3 ½ miles along the
Oceanside (watch for sea lions, sea otters on this lovely drive) and you
will run right into us on the beachfront!
Reservation and Cancellation
Policy
Miller’s Landing Reservation Policy For Camping and Cabins:
Miller’s Landing is one of the most popular recreational areas on the
Kenai Peninsula. Our cabins reserve very early in the year as does our
campground. Some of the regular customers make their reservations for
peak seasons as far as a year in advance. We recommend making
reservations as soon as you are sure of your itinerary.
Reservation Policy:
Miller’s Landing
accepts guaranteed prepaid reservations for camping and cabin
reservations. We accept Visa, MasterCard, &
Discover credit cards or personal check. We will hold your reservation
for 14 days total while waiting for a check to arrive in the mail. If
personal check payment is not received at least 14 days from the date
reservation is taken we will cancel the reservation.
Cancellation Policy for Cabins and Camping
Reservations:
All cabin, camping and RV site reservations
are prepaid. For any Cancellations prior to May 1st there is a $15.00
non refundable cancellation fee. Should you need to cancel after May 1
and/or 15 days prior to your arrival, we keep the 1st night as a
cancellation fee and refund the balance. There are No Refunds for
reservations cancelled within 14 days of arrival. Cancellations are to
done in writing.
Please fax your
cancellation request to 907-224-9197 or contact us by email at
millerslanding@alaska.com
Change Policy for Reservations:
Miller's Landing will make every effort to
assist you if changes are needed with your reservations. There is a
non-refundable service charge/change fee of $15 for each change made.
All change requests must be in writing. Pleas submit them via email or
fax using our contact information below.
How To Make A Reservation:
Miller’s Landing Reservation Policy For
Charters, Kayak Rentals, Water Taxis:
Reservation Policy:
We
accept Visa, MasterCard, or a personal
check. We will hold your reservation for 14 days total while waiting for
a check to arrive in the mail. After 14 days we do not hold the
reservation if payment is not received.
Cancellation Policy for Charters, Kayak Rentals and Water taxi Services:
Should you need to cancel before May 1st there is a $15.00 cancellation
fee. Should you need to cancel after May 1st and or 15 days prior to
your departure date there is a 25% cancellation fee. If you need to
cancel 14 days or less before your departure date there are no refunds.
Miller’s Landing reserves the right to cancel a charter, kayak rental or
water taxi transportation, for weather reasons and other reasons, and
will offer a complete refund if we cancel the service. A refund is the
extent of our liability and no other costs will be refunded. There is a
$15.00 charge (change of date fee) for moving each reservation to
another date if space/occupancy is available.
How To Make A Reservation:
Miller’s
Landing Reservation Policy For Boat Rentals: Miller’s
Landing does not reserve boat rentals. It is first come, first serve to
get a boat rental. We open at 6:30 AM and start renting boats at 8:00
AM.
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