Katmai National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
United States National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska
About Katmai National Park
There are few services in the park and preserve. The closest grocery store is outside of the park in King Salmon. The park does not have a post office within its boundaries, and the closest is also located in King Salmon. At Brooks Camp, the park concessionaire runs a lodge where meals can be purchased from June 1 through September 17. A few sundry items can also be purchased from the lodge store. No other services are provided to general park visitors. Katmai is a remote park that cannot be accessed by car. Katmai National Monument was created in 1918 to preserve the famed Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a spectacular 40-square-mile, 100- to 700-foot-deep ash flow deposited by Novarupta Volcano. The park includes theBrooks River National Historic Landmark, a site that contains about 900 pr
Top Attractions in Katmai National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Katmai National Park:
- ★Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Where to Stay in Katmai National Park
- 🏨Brooks Camp Campground
- 🏨Brooks Lodge
- 🏨Grosvenor Lodge
- 🏨Kulik Lodge
Katmai National Park Travel Guide Sections
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