Extenuating circumstances may necessitate closure of any portion of Brooks Camp, including trails and bear viewing platforms for safety reasons without advance notice. Advance campground reservations and fee payment are required for Brooks Camp. For those coming to Brooks Camp as part of a lodging, touring, or fishing package provided by the many commercial operators to Katmai, reservations may have already been made through your provider. Please check with your provider at least three weeks prior to your arrival. A private concessioner, Katmailand provides additional accommodations and food service at Brooks Camp's Brooks Lodge and two other lodges within the Park.
Reservations are necessary.
Contact Katmailand for further information. Many other lodges and resorts offer tour packages for Katmai and the Alaska Peninsula area as well. Special Programs - All visitors to Brooks Camp are required to attend the Brooks Camp School of Bear Etiquette offered at the Visitor Center. This fifteen to twenty minute orientation provides visitors with basic information to help keep themselves safe and bears out of trouble. A variety of interpretive programs are available at Brooks Camp throughout the summer.