Katmai National Park & Preserve

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Katmai National Monument was created in 1918 to preserve the famed Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a spectacular forty square mile, 100 to 700 foot deep ash flow deposited by Novarupta Volcano. A National Park & Preserve since 1980, today Katmai is still famous for volcanoes, but also for brown bears, pristine waterways with abundant fish, remote wilderness, and a rugged coastline.

		Get on the Bus! A 4-wheel drive bus provides daily access from Brooks Camp to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. A Park Ranger Naturalist accompanies visitors on this truly Alaskan adventure. more info...

Local Residents Homer Mellick and Nick Holstrum harvesting red salmon at Brooks Camp in 1960.

A Wilderness Untouched?

Think Katmai is just a wilderness of bears, salmon, and volcanoes? Think again: For at least the last 9,000 years—before the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and before Brooks Camp was a paradise for bears—Katmai has been a home for people.
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P.O. Box 7
King Salmon, Alaska 99613

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Visitor Information
(907) 246-3305

Fax

(907) 246-2116

Climate

Be prepared for stormy weather and some sunshine. Summer daytime temperatures range from about mid–50s to mid–60s degrees Fahrenheit; the average summer low is 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Strong winds and sudden gusts—williwaws—frequently sweep the area, occassionally at speeds up to 50 to 60 miles per hour. Skies are clear about 20% of the summer. Light rain can last for days.

Katmai National Park & Preserve

Katmai National Park & Preserve Information