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Falls Platform
Don't miss the salmon runs in late summer from the Falls Platform.
Plan Around Falls Platform
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Falls Platform Details
The Falls Platform overlooks Brooks Falls, the center of the action during the July and September salmon runs. Forty people at a time are allowed onto the platform to watch bears as they catch and feast on salmon swimming up the falls to their spawning grounds. The Brooks Falls area is literally overrun with bears during these periods. You will see them fishing from the banks, wading in the water, catching fish, walking around, or simply napping. Because this particular viewing platform is so popular, a one-hour maximum viewing time is set. Be prepared for a waitlist, which is managed on-site by a ranger. From Brooks Camp, take the easy half-mile hiking trail. The trail and platform are accessible to people with wheelchairs (the platform is ramped). However, in certain conditions such as when trails are muddy or in the case of a bear encounter, assistance might be required.
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Nearby Parks Around Falls Platform
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Falls Platform
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0.1 mi away
Riffles Platform
Perfect bear watching spot at the mouth of Brooks River.
0.3 mi away
Culture Site Trail
Don't miss the daily 2pm ranger guided walk on the cultural site trail.
0.3 mi away
Cultural Site
Katmai National Park is known for its prehistoric native Alaskan campsites, so be sure to check out the Cultural Site at Brooks Camp.
0.4 mi away
Katmai National Park
The centerpiece of massive, 7,383-square-mile Katmai National Park is the still-active Mount Katmai stratovolcano and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a 40-mile-long ash flow deposited by an eruption in 1912.
0.5 mi away
Brooks Camp Visitor Center
The only regular staffed visitor center in Katmai with a bookstore and all the backcountry info you can imagine.
