Katmai National Park & Preserve
Designation: National Park & Preserve
Location: Alaska
📘 Park Overview
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.
🌤 Weather Information
Located between the stormy north Pacific Ocean and the even stormier Bering Sea, the Katmai region is often a battleground between weather systems. When you visit, be prepared to encounter all types of weather. On average, wet and cool conditions predominate in spring, summer, and fall. Winters are drier and colder.
🚗 Directions
Katmai National Park & Preserve is located on the northern Alaska Peninsula, northwest of Kodiak Island and southwest of Homer, Alaska. The park’s headquarters is in King Salmon, about 290 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Unlike most national parks in the United States, Katmai is almost exclusively accessed by plane or boat.
Images
Each year, 200,000 to 400,000 sockeye salmon jump Brooks Falls.
Credit: NPS/David Jacob
In July, brown bears often stand on the lip of Brooks Falls to try to catch leaping salmon.
Credit: NPS/David Jacob
Salmon streams in Katmai attract high numbers of brown bears.
Credit: NPS/Bryanna Plog
Mount Katmai's summit collapsed during the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai eruption. Today, the caldera is filled with a deep lake.
Credit: NPS/Roy Wood
Glacially clad volcanoes loom over the sedge meadows of Hallo Bay
Credit: NPS/Michael Fitz
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Entrance Fees
No entrance fees listed.
Entrance Passes
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3-Day Weather Forecast
Monday, Jun 8
Patchy rain nearby
High: 51°F | Low: 44.6°F
Humidity: 81%
Wind: 17 mph
Rain Chance: 73%
UV Index: 4.3
Sunrise: 05:05 AM
Sunset: 11:26 PM
Moon: Last Quarter (33%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 43.4°F
Cloud Cover: 73%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Tuesday, Jun 9
Partly Cloudy
High: 51.1°F | Low: 45.3°F
Humidity: 68%
Wind: 15.4 mph
Rain Chance: 5%
UV Index: 4.7
Sunrise: 05:04 AM
Sunset: 11:27 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent (24%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 41.9°F
Cloud Cover: 5%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Wednesday, Jun 10
Sunny
High: 52.8°F | Low: 45.9°F
Humidity: 62%
Wind: 8.5 mph
Rain Chance: 1%
UV Index: 4.9
Sunrise: 05:03 AM
Sunset: 11:28 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent (15%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 41.7°F
Cloud Cover: 1%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
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Visitor Center & Contacts
📍 Physical Address:
1000 Silver Street
Building 603
King Salmon, AK 99613
🏤 Mailing Address:
PO Box 7
1000 Silver Street, Building 603
King Salmon, AK 99613
📞 Voice Phone: 9072463305
📞 Fax Phone: 9072462116
✉️ Email: KATM_Visitor_Information@nps.gov