What are the hours at Katmai National Park & Preserve?

Mon: All Day; Tue: All Day; Wed: All Day; Thu: All Day; Fri: All Day; Sat: All Day; Sun: All Day (Katmai National Park and Preserve)

Does Katmai National Park & Preserve require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter Katmai National Park & Preserve. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

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Is Katmai National Park & Preserve open right now?

Q: Is Katmai National Park & Preserve open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, Katmai National Park & Preserve is open. No active closures or hazards reported.

National Park & Preserve · AK

Open

Katmai National Park & Preserve is open.

Why this statusNo active closures or hazards reported.

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

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Set aside after the 1912 Novarupta eruption — the largest of the 20th century — which created the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Now best known for the brown bears fishing at Brooks Falls. No roads.

Type: National Park & Preserve
State: AK
Established: 1980 (NM 1918)
Size: 5,741 sq mi
2025 visits: 0.03M (#59 most-visited)

About Katmai National Park & Preserve

A landscape is alive underneath our feet, filled with creatures that remind us what it is to be wild. Katmai was established in 1918 to protect the volcanically devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve also protects 9,000 years of human history and important habitat for salmon and thousands of brown bears.

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Visitor info

Address1000 Silver Street, Building 603, King Salmon, AK 99613

Phone(907) 246-3305

Websitewww.nps.gov/katm/index.htm ↗

Hours

Mon	All Day
Tue	All Day
Wed	All Day
Thu	All Day
Fri	All Day
Sat	All Day
Sun	All Day

Katmai National Park and Preserve

Getting thereKatmai National Park & Preserve is located on the northern Alaska Peninsula, northwest of Kodiak Island and southwest of Homer, Alaska. The park’s headquarters is in King Salmon, about 290 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Unlike most national parks in the United States, Katmai is almost exclusively accessed by plane…

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Lake Clark National Park & Preserve 144 mi
Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve 154 mi
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How we read this status

We derive Katmai National Park & Preserve's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: No active closures or hazards reported. Full method: how we check park status.