Visitors should use discretion as to whether they bring overnight gear. There is no lodging available. Please don't schedule flights to arrive prior to 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. Spend at least a half-day there. If you only stay for two or three hours, you may not have the opportunity to visit the viewing observatory at the end of the trail, because entry is limited and someone may be there ahead of you. Camping is not permitted at the bear viewing area.
All camping is done on islands nearby.
The distance to travel is less than a mile, but the water is occasionally rough. There is no service available that can take you back and forth from camping area to bear viewing area. Rangers are prohibited from transporting visitors except in case of true emergency. There are rental canoes available near Pack Creek. The ranger camp on Windfall Island is not open to public camping.