• The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at Sunset, from the Griggs Visitor Center

    Katmai

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

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May 20, 2013
Campfire Sparks Wild Fire
High winds caused a campfire to burn a one mile strip of grass along the Cape Douglas coast Sunday, May 19.

February 12, 2013
NPS Releases Brooks River Visitor Access EIS
The National Park Service has released the final Brooks River Visitor Access Environmental Impact Statement, identifying a preferred alternative which calls for the construction of a permanent bridge crossing the Brooks River and other associated developments in Katmai National Park and Preserve.

December 20, 2012
Brooks Camp Campground Fee Change in 2013
Katmai National Park and Preserve is increasing the fee for camping at Brooks Camp Campground from $8 to $12 per person, per night, effective January 5, 2013.

December 18, 2012
Superintendent Named for Katmai National Park
A former deputy superintendent at Denali National Park will return to Alaska in February to take over as superintendent at Katmai National Park and Preserve, an area famous for its brown bears, sport fishing and an active volcanic landscape.

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The world's largest run of Sockeye salmon occurs in Bristol Bay, Alaska each summer.  Part of those salmon move into Katmai National Park using the Naknek drainage and end up at Brooks Camp.  This is why so many bears gather in July on the Brooks River Falls.