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No admission feeFly in to Brooks Camp and watch brown bears fish for salmon at Brooks Falls from raised viewing platforms.
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Brooks Falls
Watch brown bears catch leaping sockeye salmon from a raised platform beside a six-foot waterfall in Katmai.
Brooks Camp, Katmai National Park and Preserve · King Salmon, AK
About Brooks Falls
Brooks Falls is a six-foot waterfall on the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve, where brown bears gather to catch sockeye salmon leaping upstream. Like most of Katmai, Brooks Camp is reached by plane or boat, and every visitor starts with a required bear safety talk. Four wildlife viewing platforms along the river let you watch the bears safely, and up to 25 bears have been seen at the falls at once in July. The park charges no entrance fee.
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