The Sterling Highway begins 90 miles south of Anchorage at its junction with the Seward Highway at Tern Lake, travels west to Soldotna, then south to Homer. The Sterling Highway passes through Chugach National Forest and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge lands. For sportfishermen, the Sterling accesses Kenai Peninsula lakes, rivers and streams, and the waters of Cook Inlet.

Most of the Sterling Highway is 2 lanes, with some passing lanes, and a few short sections of 4-lane highway. The Sterling Highway opened in the fall of 1950, and was named in honor of Hawley Sterling, an engineer of the Alaska Road Commission.

The MILEPOST® Quick Reference Log
Mileposts reflect distance from Seward (S), followed by distance from Anchorage (A) and Homer (H).

• S 37 A 90 H 142.5 Tern Lake Junction of the Seward and Sterling Highways.
• S 44.9 A 97.9 H 134.6 Sunrise Inn; cafe, gas, lodging, RV park, bar. Quartz Creek Road to day-use areas and USFS campground on Kenai Lake and Crescent Creek USFS campground.   
  
• S 47.5 A 100.5 H 132 Alaska Clearwater Sport Fishing.
• S 47.7 A 100.7 H 131.8 Turnoff for Alaskan Sourdough B&B and Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge and RV Park.
• S 48 A 101 H 131.5 Cooper Landing State Recreation Site; boat launch, day-use area. Access to Prospector John's Authentic Gold Panning (www.goldpan-alaska.com).
• S 48.3 A 101.3 H 131.2 Kenai River Drifter’s Lodge; cabins, Kenai River rafting and fishing trips.
• S 48.4 A 101.4 H 131.1 COOPER LANDING (pop. 353); food, gas, lodging, camping.
• S 48.5 A 101.5 H 131 Kenai River Float-n-Fish; guided fishing. The Hutch B&B; lodging.
• S 49.7 A 102.7 H 129.8 Kenai Riverside Campground, RV Park and B&B (www.kenaiRV.com/mp).
• S 49.9 A 102.9 H 129.6 Alaska Rivers Co.; Kenai River trips.
• S 50.1 A 103.1 H129.4 Kenai River Trips with Alaska Wildland Adventures (www.alaska-river-trips.com/mp).
• S 50.5 A 103.5 H 129 Cooper Creek USFS Campground.
• S 52 A 105 H 127.5 Gwin’s Lodge; historic roadhouse with food, lodging, booking service for charters.
• S 52.6 A 105.6 H 126.9 Russian River USFS Campground.
• S 58 A 111 H 121.5 Junction with Skilak Lake Road which loops southwest to recreation sites in Kenai Ntional Wildlife Refuge.
  
• S 59.9 A 112.9 H 199.6 Jean Lake Campground.
• S 68.8 A 121.8 H 110.6 Petersen Lake and Kelly Lake public campgrounds.
• S 71.3 A 124.3 H 108.2 Watson Lake public campground.
  
• S 80.3 A 133.3 H 99.2 Real Alaskan Cabins and RV Park; lodging, camping. Acess to Bing’s Landing State Recreation Site; camping.
• S 80.8 A 133.8 H 98.7 Northland Wildlife Studio.
• S 81 A 134 H 98.5 STERLING (pop. 5,123); food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping. Bing Brown's RV Park & Motel.
  
• S 81.2 A 134.2 H 98.3 Moose River RV & Auto Parts.
• S 81.4 A 134.4 H 98.1 “Mike’s” Moose River Resort & Hot Tub, Riverfront Chalet & RV Sites.
• S 81.7 A 134.7 H 97/8 Gas, diesel, food.
• S 81.9 A 134.9 H97.6 Izaak Walton State Recreation Site; camping, boat launch.
• S 82.5 A 135.5 H 97 Bill White’s Alaska Sports Lodge; lodging.
• S 83.4 A 136.4 H 96.1 Junction with Swanson River Road to canoe trails. Jana House Hotel & RV Park (0.4 mile north); The Wash Out Laundromat (0.1 mile north); Sterling Baptist Church.
• S 84 A 137 H 95.5 Alaska Canoe & RV Park; cabins, gear rental, shuttle service, charter and full-service campground.
• S 84.9 A 137.9 H 94.6 Scout Lake Loop Road to Morgan’s Landing State Recreation Site; camping, Kenai River bank fishing access.
• S 88.8 A 141.8 H 90.7 Gas station.
• S 94.1 A 147.1 H 85.4 Fred Meyer's, fast food, gas station. East Redoubt Avenue to Swiftwater Park Soldotna city campground and Kenai River Hideaway B&B.
• S 94.2 A 147.2 H 85.3 Soldotna Y. Junction with Kenai Spur Highway, which leads 11 miles north to city of KENAI (pop. 6,975); all services. The Kenai Spur Highway accesses Nikiski and ends at Discovery Campground in Captain Cook State Recreation Area (39 miles from this junction).
• S 95.2 A 148.2 H 84.3 SOLDOTNA (pop. 3,983) is a retail, governmental and medical hub for the Kenai Peninsula; all services are available.
• S 95.7 A 148.7 H 83.8 Soldotna Visitor Center and Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at south side of Kenai River (David Douthit-Veterans Memorial) Bridge.
• S 95.8 A 148.8 H 83.7 North junction with Kalifornsky Beach Road; access to Centennial Soldotna city campground and to Diamond M Ranch (lodging, camping).
• S 102 A 155 H 81.5 Gas, diesel, convenience store.
• S 108.6 A 161.6 H 70.9 South junction with Kalifornsky Beach Road; access to Ingrid’s Inn Bed & Breakfast.
• S 109 A 162 H 70.5 KASILOF (pop. 560); general store.
• S 109.2 A 162.2 H 70.3 Kasilof Riverview Tesoro; groceries, gas, diesel, propane; espresso; liquor store; tackle; ATM, fax, copier.
• S 110.2 A 163.2 H 69.3 Abram Road turnoff for access to Johnson Lake State Recreation Area, Tustumena Lake and Kasilof RV Park.
• S 111 A 164 H 68.5 Junction with Cohoe Loop Road; access to Crooked Creek State Recreation Site and Crooked Creek RV Park.
• S 117.4 A 170.4 H 62.1 Clam Gulch State Recreation Area; camping, clam digging.
• S 118.2 A 171.1 H 61.4 CLAM GULCH (pop. 175); post office and Bakers Clam Shell Lodge (food, lodging).
  
• S 119.6 A 172.6 H 59.9 Clam Gulch Lodge; lodging, camping.
• S 127 A 180 H 52.5 Scenic View RV Park; camping.
  
• S 128.3 A 181.3 H 51.2 Ninilchik Cabins and Fish Camp; lodging.
• S 130.5 A 183.5 H 49 Ninilchik Point Overnighter; lodging, RV sites.
• S 132.2 A 185.2 H 47.3 Heavenly Sights Charters and Campground; cabins, RV sites, tenting, charters.
• S 132.6 A 185.6 H 46.9 Ninilchik Cabins & RV Park; lodging, RV sites.
• S 134.5 A 187.5 H 45 Ninilchik River Campground.
• S 134.9 A 187.8 H 44.7 Ninilchik River Scenic Overlook campground.
• S 135.1 A 188.1 H 44.4 NINILCHIK VILLAGE turnoff; access to Ninilchik Beach Campground and Beachcomber Motel & RV Park.
• S 135.4 A 188.4 H 44.1 Alaskan Angler RV Resort, Cabins and Afishunt Charters and Ninilchik Charters; lodging, camping, fishing charters.
• S 135.5 A 188.5 H 44 Inlet View Lodge (restaurant, store, bar, cabins) and Ninilchik View State Campground.
• S 135.8 A 188.8 H 43.7 Afishunt Charters and Cabins; Ninilchik Salt-Water Charters; Ninilchik General Store (groceries, bait, licenses, supplies).
• S 135.9 A 188.9 H 44.6 Oil Well Road junction; gas station. NINILCHIK (pop. 853) has all services. Reel ‘Em Inn/Cook Inlet Charters; lodging, RV sites, charters.
• S 136.2 A 189.2 H 43.3 Deep Creek View Campground and J&J Smart Charters; camping, cabins, charters.
• S 136.7 A 189.7 H 42.8 Deep Creek North (camping) and Deep Creek South (day-use area).
• S 137.3 A 190.3 H 42.2 Deep Creek State Recreation Area access; camping and fishing.
• S 151.9 A 204.9 H 27.6 Stariski State Recreation Site campground.
• S 153.1 A 206.1 H 26.4 Beehive RV Park.
• S 154.1 A 207.1 H 25.4 Timberline Creations Gift Shop.
• S 156.3 A 209.3 H 23.1 The Warehouse Grocery and 24-hour gas station.
• S 156.4 A 209.4 H 23.1 ANCHOR POINT (pop. 1,829); food, gas, lodging and camping.
  
• S 156.7 A 209.7 H 22.7 Blue Bus Diner (food). Junction with Milo Fritz Avenue; North Fork Road to Anchor River Lodge and the Russian “Samovar” Café , RV Park, Gift Shop and B&B.
• S 157.1 A 210.1 H 22.4 Junction with Anchor River (Beach) Road; food and lodging at Anchor River Inn. Access to campgrounds and fishing in Anchor River State Recreation Area; lodging and charters at O'Fishial Charters; camping at Kyllonen RV Park. Anchor River (Beach) Road dead ends at Cook Inlet at the most westerly point in North America accessible by continuous road system.
• S 161 A 214 H 18.5 Black Water Bend Espresso.
• S 164.8 A 217.8 H 14.7 Junction with Old Sterling Highway; access to Northwood Cabins (1 mile).
• S 169 A 222 H 10.5 Baycrest Fuel & Convenience Store, Baycrest RV Park.
• S 169.1 A 222.1 H 10.4 Alaskan Suites; lodging.
• S 169.6 A 222.6 H 9.9 Popular viewpoint/rest area for photos of Homer Spit and Kachemak Bay.
  
• S 172.7 A 225.7 H 6.8 Best Western Bidarka Inn.
  
• S 172.8 A 225.8 H 6.7 Oceanview RV Park. Turnoff for Pratt Museum in HOMER (pop. 5,390); all services.
• S 173.2 A 226.2 H 6.3 Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center.
• S 177.8 A 230.8 H 1.7 Heritage RV Park.
• S 179.2 A 232.2 H 0.3 Homer Spit Campground.
• S 179.3 A 232.3 H 0.2 Alaska State Ferry Terminal.
• S 179.5 A 232.5 H 0 Sterling Highway ends at end of Homer Spit. Land’s End Resort; food, lodging.