Katmai National Park and Preserve Katmai National Park is located on the northeast coast of the Alaska Peninsula. It boasts the largest population of protected brown bears in the world. During the July salmon runs, Katmai's Brooks River is the focus of bears feeding in the park, providing visitors with unparalleled views of Alaskan brown bears. Katmai's physical beauty is impressive as well.
Volcanic activity is just one attraction of the park.
In 1916, a National Geographic Society botanist was the first non-Native to cross Katmai Pass, and see below him an expansive valley from which thousands of steam vents were coming through the valley floor. The name, Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, has remained ever since, although these particular steam vents have cooled. Beautiful fjords, glaciers, waterfalls, and mountains round out the scenic wonders of the park.