These riverside cabins are ideal for a family looking for an affordable Alaskan lodge experience. All but one of the cabins share a very clean and modern bathhouse. If that’s an issue, then book Cabin #2, which contains its own bathroom, along with two queen beds and a fully equipped kitchen. Your older kids might want to stay in the lodge’s yurt, which has a full bed and a full futon. However you combine it, you’ll get a lot of comfort for your money. Every cabin includes satellite TV, a sitting area, deck and a free breakfast. There are meal plans available for lunches and dinners, which are served family-style in the lodge cookhouse. Parents can relax on the lodge deck while kids play on the swing or roam the spacious property. The lodge offers several all-inclusive fishing and touring packages, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.

The Kasilof River Lodge and Cabins is located 30 minutes south of the Kenai Airport. Its 900 feet of river frontage gives you incredible views and frequent sightings of wildlife. Ten minutes from the lodge are several clamming beaches, where your family can dig up razor clams for lunch or dinner. Don’t worry, though, if your kids don’t like clams; the lodge makes a delicious box lunch as part of its meal plans. There are also several places nearby where you can experience the thrill of dip netting, in which you wade into a shallow part of the river and catch salmon with a big net. Your lodge hosts will be happy to arrange any other excursions, including horseback rides, glacier cruises and gold panning. If you need some snacks or drinks for your cabin, the Kasilof Mercantile is 10 minutes away. Otherwise, the lodge meal plan will satisfy your family’s food requirements. For an all-inclusive relaxing family vacation on the Kenai Peninsula, the Kasilof River Lodge is a great choice.