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| Ranger Led Activities | Special Events | Visitor Centers |
| Open / Close | Location | Exhibits | Available Facilities |
| Early Jun to mid-Sep |
On Naknek Lake near the mouth of Brooks River, 30 air miles from King Salmon. | Books, cards, posters, and videos are just some of the items available at the Alaska Natural History Association (ANHA)Bookstore. | Backcountry Planners and bear resistant food canisters (no charge) are also available for those challenging Katmai's trackless backcountry. |
| Open / Close | Location | Exhibits | Available Facilities |
| Open All Year 8:00am to 5:00pm |
Next to the airport terminal in King Salmon | 907-246-4250 Exhibits of the local area as well as interpreters who will provide information on the entire Katmai region. |
The Visitor Center serves as an outlet for books, postcards, and other interpretive material offered through the Alaska Natural History Association (ANHA). |
| Open / Close | Location | Exhibits |
| Early Jun to mid-Sep |
Located 23 miles from Brooks Camp on the only road within Katmai National Park & Preserve. The Three Forks Station overlooks the famous Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and is the starting point of the Ukak Falls Trail. | New exhibits on the geology and history of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes will be installed for the summer 2001 season. |
Brooks Camp Visitor Center is open early June to mid-September. There all visitors attend the Brooks Camp Bear Etiquette School to learn how to behave around bears. This includes watching the Brooks Bear Orientation video. Books, cards, and posters are sold at the Visitor Center. Bear resistant canisters are available at the Brooks Camp Visitor Center for those planning to use the backcountry.
Katmai National Park and Preserve is open year round. National Park Service and concessioner services are offered at Brooks Camp from early June to mid-September. The park receives about 55,000 visitors annually. The majority of visitors come from early June through mid September.
All visitors to Brooks Camp are required to attend the Brooks Camp School of Bear Etiquette offered at the Visitor Center. This fifteen to twenty minute orientation provides visitors with basic information to help keep themselves safe and bears out of trouble.
Bear viewing at Brooks Camp is best in July and September. There are few bears in August, though they still are seen occasionally. July and September are crowded, expect waits and time limits when going to the Brooks Falls Platform in July. Weather and bears are always a factor at Katmai so plan extra time to work around delays.
A variety of interpretive programs are available at Brooks Camp throughout the summer. Evening programs are presented nightly by Park staff. Each afternoon, a Ranger led cultural walk takes visitors to a re-created archeological site from the Visitor Center. Each day Rangers also join Brooks Lodge staff to offer a guided bus tour to the Valley of 10,000 Smokes. Reservations for the bus tour must be made in advance at Brooks Lodge. Other special ranger guided hikes and activities occur on an unscheduled basis throughout the season.
There are a number of thinks to do while enjoying Katmai National Park and Preserve. These activities include but are not limited to; backpacking, bear watching, boating, boat tours, camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, photography, star gazing and wildlife watching.
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