Remote public use cabins also available. The bay's extensive and complex system of inlets and islands offers exceptional opportunities for sightseeing and paddling. Misty Fiords derives its name from the almost constant precipitation occurring in the region. The park lies 150 miles southwest of Anchorage, or 100 miles west of Kenai and Soldotna. There are no roads accessing the park.
Access is almost exclusively by air charter, although portions of the park are accessible by boat.
Elias as immense or colossal is an understatement. With over 13 million acres, the park is six times larger than Yellowstone. Denali National Park, synonumous with Mount McKinley, means many different things to many different people. To some it is a harbor of calm brought about in an immense untamed and pristine wilderness. Katmai's status was upgraded to a National Park by Presidential Proclamation in 1980.