Katmai & Brooks Falls, Alaska
The Bear-and-Salmon Spectacle
Brown bears catching leaping salmon at a legendary Alaskan waterfall.
At a glance · 5 reasons to go
Why Katmai & Brooks Falls, Alaska.
Watch brown bears catch salmon at Brooks Falls.
One of the world's great wildlife spectacles.
Float-plane access into roadless wilderness.
The lunar Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Bucket-list bear viewing.
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Katmai delivers one of nature's greatest shows — big brown bears lined up at Brooks Falls, snatching leaping salmon from the air. Reached by float plane into roadless wilderness, it's a once-in-a-lifetime bear encounter.
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Katmai & Brooks Falls, Alaska
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Reviewed: 2026-06-06
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