Many people couldn’t point out Katmai National Park and Preserve on a map, but they’ve probably heard of it burly residents.. Each fall, Katmai hosts Fat Bear Week, a beloved celebration of ...

Why you should go to Katmai. Volcanoes and bears embody the wild heart of Katmai, located on the Alaska Peninsula. Within the borders of the national park and preserve lie 14 active volcanoes and ...

Livestreams and a yearly contest have popularized an Alaska national park that offers visitors and internet viewers a unique ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former ranger Mike Fitz about Katmai National Park & Preserve - the glorious setting for a very popular National Parks Service event, "Fat Bear Week." ...

The Katmai National Park and Preserve wants to build a new viewing platform on the Research Bay Overlook Trail. During the summer, a Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes bus tour runs daily. It offers ...

On Wednesday, Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve began their annual pre-hibernation, bear-centered competition, a March Madness-like tournament where people can vote for their favorite ...

Katmai National Park’s 4-million acres is home to one of the world’s largest brown bear populations. Explore the top things to see and do and other things to know before you go.

President Woodrow Wilson established Katmai National Monument in 1918 to preserve the "Valley of 10,000 Smokes," so named when the Novarupta Volcano filled the valley with a 100- to 700-foot-deep ash ...

Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears have been bulking up all summer, but not just for Fat Bear Week. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...