National Park · AK
4 trails · 51 places · 81 audio stories for the drive
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1SightBrooks FallsIconic bear‑viewing waterfall with close, safe platform views
2SightFalls PlatformPrime bear-viewing deck overlooking salmon-leaping Brooks Falls
3SightBrooks CampBear-viewing hub with lodge, campground, and tours to Ten Thousand Smokes
4SightHallo BayFly-in bear meadows and beach in raw coastal wilderness
5SightNaknek LakeBig, wild lake with bears, floatplanes, and serious winds
6SightRiffles PlatformDownstream deck where sows and cubs fish the rapids
7SightValley of Ten Thousand SmokesA vast ash-filled valley born from the 1912 Novarupta eruption
8SightKukak BayRemote tidal bay packed with bears and marine life
9SightLower River PlatformClose-to-camp bear viewing at the river mouthHiking
EasyBrooks Falls Trail1.2 mi · 1 hrShort, flat walk to world-class brown bear viewing platforms
EasyBrooks River Elevated Boardwalk2.4 mi · 1 hrEasy Brooks Camp boardwalk and trail walk to bear viewing at Brooks Falls
ChallengingDumpling Mountain Trail8 mi · 5.3 hrBig Brooks Camp views, real tundra, and real bear country
EasyCultural Site Trail0.5 mi · 15 minA flat, wheelchair-accessible 0.5-mile round-trip walk from Brooks Camp to a reconstructed Alutiiq home site.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Katmai Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Katmai National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Arriving at Brooks Camp, Katmai's Bear Viewing Hub“You're approaching Brooks Camp, the main hub for bear viewing and history in Katmai.”
Plays as you drive up to Brooks Camp in the Parkwolf Katmai Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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752 sightingsBrown BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
55 sightingsSockeye SalmonMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
15 sightingsWolfMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
68 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
17 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
19 sightingsBelted KingfisherMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Katmai. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.