Kenny Lake, Alaska

About Kenny Lake

Kenny Lake, AK is a small unincorporated community located in central Alaska.

Kenny Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 194.5 square miles.

📰 Kenny Lake News Today

• Carlson makes it from Kenny Lake to the Brown Bears Peninsula Clarion · Feb 13
• Kenny Lake man fatally shoots woman, charges say Anchorage Daily News · Jul 25
• DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for July 6-12 Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jul 13
• Copper Center, AK Weather Conditions Weather Underground · Nov 4
• William Sutton Obituary (2013) - Kenny Lake, AK - Anchorage Daily News Legacy obituary · Nov 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kenny Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Kenny Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 194.5 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kenny Lake

• Kenny Lake Diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Alaska Yaks · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kenny Lake

• Liberty Falls State Recreation Site reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kenny Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities