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

    Katmai

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Riffles Bearcam

View of mother and cubs from the Riffles Platform.
View of mother and cubs from the Riffles Platform.
Roy Wood
 
The Riffles are a great place to view mothers and cubs in July. During September and October, you can usually see salmon spawning and bears coming to prey on them.

You can view the other webcams by clicking the links to the right, or by visiting our partner's website: explore.org

 
Bears of Brooks River eBook

cover of Bears of Brooks River eBook

If you have an iPad 2 or newer, check out our new, interactive iBook on iTunes, Brown Bears of Brooks Camp. It's free and has lots of photos of the bears, their life histories, videos, and interactive maps.

If you don't have an ipad, or want a smaller download that you can read on any computer or handheld device, make sure you download a copy of the Bears of Brooks River eBook (8.2mb pdf) to help you identify the bears and learn their life stories.

  • explore.org explore.org

    For the best webcam experience, head on over to our partner's website, explore.org. Their site has all the cams, plus ways to interact with park staff and other webcam viewers. Read More

  • Brooks Falls Bearcam Brooks Falls Bearcam

    The iconic Brooks Falls location. Read More

  • The Lower River Bearcam The Lower River Bearcam

    A great place to watch mothers and cubs in July, and all bears in September and October Read More

Did You Know?

Sockeye salmon study

Scientists can tell the age of a fish by looking at its ear bone, called the otolith.  Growth rings related to water temperature can be seen in the otolith and counted to give age.