Katmai National Park

The park covers 7,383 mi² (19,122 km²), being roughly the size of Wales. Most of this is a designated wilderness area, including 5,288 mi² (13,696 km²) of the park. The park is named after Mount Katmai, its centerpiece stratovolcano.

Established on December 2, 1980, the park is located on the Alaska Peninsula, across from Kodiak Island, with headquarters in nearby King Salmon, about 290 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Originally, on September 24, 1918, the area was designated a national monument to protect the area around the major 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta, which formed the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a forty square mile (100 km²), 100 to 700 foot deep pyroclastic flow.

Activities at Katmai include hiking, backpacking, camping, backcountry skiing, fishing, kayaking, boat tours, and interpretive programs. There are at least fourteen active volcanoes within the national park, most recently Fourpeaked Volcano, which became active September 17, 2006 after more than 10,000 years of dormancy. This park contains numerous archaeological sites which indicate a long history of prehistoric occupations from the Paleoarctic tradition up to the Thule tradition.

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Custom Coastal Katmai Bear Viewing Expeditions2012-12-24
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Custom Coastal Katmai Bear Viewing Expeditions invite you on a bear watching and wildlife experience to the coast of Katmai Safari Style. The Alaskan wilderness awaits as you eat, sleep and spend your days amongst the Katmai bears, here you will find true Alaskan wilderness, almost like being in a land that time forgot, it's beautiful, rugged and unforgettable and you won't want to leave. Fly in to your destination, and experienced bear viewing guides and naturalists will take you on an amazing journey of bear watching, beach combing and fossil hunting, where every day is a new and exciting adventure. The mighty coastal brown bear of Alaska awaits as do foxes, wolves, moose, shorebirds and so much more, an unforgettable adventure awaits.READ MORE
Alaska Adventures2009-04-01
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
At Alaska Adventures, experience the wild and scenic Alganac River of Katmai National Park - Alaska fishing and Bear viewing lodge sits on 160 acres of pristine land with 3800 ft of private river frontage on the nationally designated wild and scenic Alagnak River.READ MORE

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Alaska Adventures Bear Viewing2009-05-26
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Alaska Adventures Bear Viewing offers lodge based tours and boat based wild-life cruises within the federally protected Katmai National Park.READ MORE
Bear Viewing Katmai Grizzly Bear Tours2012-12-24
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Bear Viewing Katmai Grizzly Bear Tours offers Alaska bear watching in Katmai National Park, and multi day lodge based brown bear viewing wildlife photography tours. The Alaska Adventures Lodge is a premier bear viewing lodge on the world famous Alagnak River. Bear Viewing Katmai Grizzly Bear Tours has various packages to choose from and these include staying at the Katmai Bear Viewing Lodge, enjoying a Katmai Bear Viewing Cruise or going on one of the custom coastal Katmai Bear Viewing expeditions, where you and your guests can enjoy a true safari into the last true wilderness in North America. The Alaska Bear watching photography tours and wildlife photography tours are also an amazing experience.READ MORE
Alaska Bear Viewing Cruise Katmai2012-12-24
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
The Alaska Bear Viewing Cruise Katmai takes you on-board the floating lodge on Naknek river, where you can view and photograph Alaskan Brown Bears at the world famous Brooks falls. And it's not only all about bear watching, there's an abundance of other wildlife too, as well as wildlife photography, fishing, kayaking, hiking and beach combing, and more. This top rated Alaskan Brown Bear Viewing small boat based excursion offers great opportunities to view the bears without the crowds, and daily hikes are available to remote streams with a professional guide too. Enjoy excursions deep into the Katmai National Park, where experienced staff will take you on a wildlife and bear viewing experience you'll never forget.READ MORE
Alaska Bear Viewing2009-04-02
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Our Alaska bear viewing tours operate within the federally protected Katmai National Park & Preserve and the Alagnak Wild & Scenic River. READ MORE
Alaska Adventure Travel2009-04-03
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
We specialize in Alaska Adventure Travel Vacations & Bear Viewing Tours in Katmai National Park and Kodiak Island Alaska and we would be delighted to help you plan your next Alaska vacation.READ MORE
Alaska Fly Fishing Vacation2009-04-02
Located in Katmai National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Looking for an Alaska fly fishing vacation with top fly fishing guides that offers unspoiled beauty, incredible fly fishing and prime riverfront fly fishing 24Orvis fly fishing expeditions and guides hours a day and a wilderness lodge accommodating 16 guest's a week on The world famous Alagnak River ?READ MORE