THE BEAR CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Bear Creek CDP has 38.3 square miles of land in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its Census reference point is in Pacific Coastal Mountains.
Coastal Alaska's steep, wet mountains include large areas of glacial terrain. Rocky slopes and ice-covered highlands contrast with lower shrub-covered settings where vegetation can establish.
Regional context: Pacific Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bear Creek and Kenai Peninsula Borough
Bear Creek is associated with Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bear Creek by land and water
The Census records 1.26 square miles of water within Bear Creek, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 32 percentage points lower than the 35.2% recorded for Kenai Peninsula Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bear Creek CDP has 2.7 times the land area of nearby Seward city (14 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.