Katmai National Park

Katmai National Park offers extraordinary viewing opportunities of the coastal brown bears which congregate to feed on the abundant spawning salmon. Other activities include hiking and kayaking, backpacking, and camping. Other sites include the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and numerous scenic viewpoints in the surrounding hills.

Brown bear sow with three spring cubs

Brown bear sow with three spring cubs

Float planes on Naknek Lake

Brooks River and Naknek Lake

Brown bear and float plane

Colorful flies for fishing

Colorful flies for fishing

Fisherman with red salmon

Fisherman with red salmon

American dipper

American dipper

Tourists cross foot bridge over Brooks River

Brown bear cub climbs tree

Brown bear fish for salmon

Brown bear cubs climb tree

Brown bear cub climbs tree

Brown bear cub climbs tree

Brown bear cub climbs tree

Brown bear cub climbs tree

Tent at Brooks campground

Hiker takes picture of wildflowers

Brown bear Katolinat mountain, Katmai

Brown bear in the Brooks River

Brown bear scat

Brown bears meet on rock in Brooks River

Brown bear feeds on red salmon

Juvenile bear chews wooden railing

Juvenile bear chews wooden railing

Brown bear cub rests on mothers back

Brown bear cubs suckle on mother

Brown bear cubs and mother

Brown bear portrait

Brown bear carries red salmon in mouth

Brown bear sow with spring cubs

Brown bear in autumn grasses

Close up portrait of brown bear

Tent camp, Brooks campground, Katmai

Adult brown bear along the shore of Brooks River

Brown bear sow and spring cub

Pathway in Katmai Park

Brown bear on rocks in Brooks River

Brown bear fishes for red salmon

Brown bear with red salmon in mouth

Red squirrel eats spruce cone

Red squirrel eats spruce cone

Spruce grouse

Spruce grouse, Katmai National Park

Red salmon migrates up Brooks Falls

Triplet brown bear cubs

Bears rest by Brooks camp lodge