Katmai National Park Preserve Camping
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Overview
A brief introduction to Katmai National Park Preserve
A landscape is alive underneath our feet, filled with creatures that remind us what it is to be wild.
Katmai was established in 1918 to protect the volcanically devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve also protects 9,000 years of human history and important habitat for salmon and thousands of brown bears.
ARE Katmai National Park Preserve campsites SOLD OUT?
We can help! Many campsite reservations are cancelled daily. Just tell us when you’d like to camp at Katmai National Park Preserve, and how long you want to camp for. We’ll text you when a suitable spot opens up!
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- Booking site: https://www.recreation.gov
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Reviews
Camper reviews for Katmai National Park Preserve
Camping with Grizzly Bears
Camping at Brooks Camp in the Katmai National Park is always an amazing experience. If it wasn't for Campnam, we would have never gotten reservations.
Catherine Stiver reviewed Katmai National Park Preserve
on September 16th, 2023
Worth it
As a singleton, campnab worked great to find last minute permits. Brooks camp gets booked up almost instantly when permits are released. I started looking in June to get some July days. I was able to string together 3 days. In a couple weeks of looking. Book more than a single night. Avoid the bear platforms in the middle of the day (busiest time). Don’t bother bringing camp fuel, there’s tons of half used cans to borrow! And lighters too. No need for bear spray, they teach you how to act around these bears *they act different than your typical wild bear! I think it would be do-able for getting 2 permits per day within a months notice. More than that and you’ll need to start hunting more than a mount out. People do cancellations the night before too if you’re reeeeeally flexible. Was worth having Campnab check for me every 10 mins (plan I picked) instead of me doing it. Text work great, but you gotta log in to snag them pretty quickly. 15 mins later and they be gone
chelsea shuster reviewed Katmai National Park Preserve
on August 31st, 2023
Map
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