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Change of Pace at Brooks Camp and Katmai National Park & Preserve by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A view standing outside the Brooks Lodge with a view looking to the north-northeast. During my travels to national parks, I like to capture images of the lodges where I've stayed or visited. With this image, I pulled back on the focal length to include more of the surrounding landscape with the tall trees as a backdrop.

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Getting to Katmai National Park: An Unconventional Adventure

Find out how to get to Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park!

Exploring the untamed beauty of Alaska’s Katmai National Park takes planning. This pristine wilderness where bears roam freely has limited accommodations and is only accessible by air or water.   Brooks Camp is the crown jewel of Katmai. It attracts visitors seeking a safe vantage point each summer to see bears indulging in salmon at Brooks Falls.  There are no roads leading to Brooks Camp. So…

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Bear-ly Believable Finds: The Brooks Lodge Gift Shop

Who doesn't want a Brooks Lodge T-shirt or Katmai National Park sweatshirt?!

Katmai National Park was on top of our bucket list. So, on our recent visit, I couldn’t pass up the Brooks Lodge gift shop to bring home some merch to remember our trip. Katmai Trading Post behind the office. Officially known as the Katmai Trading Post, the Brooks Lodge gift shop is in the same building as the lodge office. Office in the front. A small wooden cabin houses the gift shop and…

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Brooks Lodge Dining Hall

The bears aren't the only ones who eat well in Katmai National Park! The Brooks Hall Dining Hall serves up some tasty fare!

Brooks Camp (including Brooks Lodge) is in the Katmai National Park. It is in a remote area of Alaska that can only be accessed by boat or floatplane. As such, services are limited. Visitors must bring their own food or eat in the Brooks Lodge Dining Hall. Brooks Lodge Dining Hall If you bring your own food, it must be stored and consumed in designated areas. In addition, eating in your room…

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Katmai's Coveted Brooks Lodge Rooms

FInd out what it's like to stay in the coveted rooms at Brooks Lodge in Katmai National Park!

Katmai National Park in Alaska was initially set aside as a national monument because of the massive 1912 volcanic eruption. Today, Katmai is more famous for its excellent bear viewing on the Brooks River. Besides camping, the Brooks Lodge rooms are the only accommodations on park lands and near the legendary Brooks Falls. Brooks Falls Brooks Lodge is near where the Brooks River flows into…

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Katmai National Park has its camp ground at Brooks camp. This camp has no designated sites and has a 60 person limit. Reservations are required and cost $12 for the majority of the year. The campsite has cooking shelters, storage caches, a water spigot, toilets, and a electric fence surrounding the campground. The park also offers Brooks lodge which has cabins that can be reserved for up to two weeks. Other private lodges are available of private land surrounding Katmai.