Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park was the highlight of our trip to Alaska. It was also the most exciting experience of my lifetime...one aspect I truly hope never occurs again! This is really a double endorsement. To get to Brooks Falls it involves a 3 hour ride in a float plane. Some aircraft are faster than others. Book on... More

Brooks Falls is located in the Katmai National Park in King Salmon, Alaska. This place is simply amazing. If you really want to see brown bears, and fish sockeye salmon then Brooks Camp is your place. The park is open to public between June-September. In order to visit the park you have to coordinate a flight with Katmai Air. Once... More

What an incredible feeling it is to be standing in the Brooks River catching trophy rainbow trout while trying to stay 50 yards, per park rules, away from giant bears. Who materialize out of thin air. 50 yards??. Are you kidding?, in thigh deep water?.....If the bears wanted to they would be on you in seconds. A little nervous and... More

My son and I had reserved a plane ride to Katmai National Park for Monday and were told we would be there from 0800-1700, and to arrive at 0730. We got there before 0730 and were told that now our return flight would be at 1300 instead of 1700, but we could have a discount from $188 to $170 (wow).... More

We stayed in the cabins July 3 with 3 generations. There were not as many bears as you would see in the middle of July, but every time we looked outside, they were there. We all LOVED it. If possible, you should stay the night. A day trip just wouldn't be enough for me. My kids, 10 and 13 were... More

I had always dreamed of visiting Brooks Falls if we ever made it to Alaska and it did not disappoint. We spent one night in one of the cabins in mid July. We watched these incredible creatures for hours and would have loved to have stayed longer. We were shocked to see bears on the beach as our floatplane landed... More

Just adding to the other glowing reviews. We visited the park early September. We expected to see lots of bears up close, but we could not get enough of them. In September you avoid the July crowds and several hours of wait to access the platform. Still plenty bears to get you entertained. The downside is the accommodation: either a$800... More

We were there 3rd September 2010. I wondered how we could spend a whole day watching bears......I was nicely surprised.Although there weren't any at the actual falls,we watched about 9 bears at the mouth of the river all day.Swimming,fishing,playing,sleeping.Brilliant.I would recommend dressing in layers,gloves too.Get across the bridge as soon as you can as the platform is the best place... More

We went to Brooks Falls July 25 & 26. I was afraid that would be too late for the bears but we hit it at the peak! We saw 8 before we had even gotten off the float plane. This place is absolutely incredible. There is no way to describe the feeling of seeing these giant predators doing what they... More