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Katmai National Park & Preserve - Facilities Brooks Camp Visitor Center Open Open from June 1 through September 17 Location On Naknek Lake near the mouth of Brooks River, 30 air miles from King Salmon. Special Programs All visitors to Brooks Camp are required to attend the Brooks Camp School of Bear Etiquette offered at the Visitor Center. This fifteen to twenty minute orientation provides visitors with basic information to help keep themselves safe and bears out of trouble. A variety of interpretive programs are available at Brooks Camp throughout the summer. Evening programs are presented nightly by Park staff. Each afternoon, a Ranger led cultural walk takes visitors to a re-created archeological site from the Visitor Center. Each day Rangers also join Brooks Lodge staff to offer a guided bus tour to the Valley of 10,000 Smokes. Reservations for the bus tour must be made in advance at Brooks Lodge. Other special ranger guided hikes and activities occur on an unscheduled basis throughout the season. Exhibits Books, cards, posters, and videos are just some of the items available at the Alaska Natural History Association (ANHA)Bookstore. Available Facilities Backcountry Planners and bear resistant food canisters (no charge) are also available for those challenging Katmai"s trackless backcountry. |
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