Katmai National Park live camera – Brooks Falls brown bears
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Explore.org runs this famous bear cam at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. It looks at a low waterfall on the Brooks River where brown bears gather to catch sockeye salmon swimming upstream to spawn. The camera runs on solar power, so explore.org says it is live whenever there is enough sun.
The best action usually comes in July, when the salmon run peaks and dozens of bears may use the falls, with big males claiming the best spots on the lip and in the plunge pool below. In late summer and September the bears return to fish the river and fatten up for winter, which leads to Fat Bear Week in early October. Earlier in the season and late in the fall the falls can be quiet, and outside the season the channel may not be live at all.
The stream plays as live video through YouTube. Alaska time is four hours behind the US East Coast. A practical tip: explore.org's live chats and highlight videos are a good way to learn to tell individual bears apart by their size, scars, ears and fur color.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- explore-brooks-falls
- Operator
- Explore Live Nature Cams
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Approximate
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Jun 22, 20:13 UTC
- Last checked
- 02:00 UTC (46 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Live camera in Katmai National Park, Alaska
Katmai National Park is a place in Alaska, United States. The camera is in the center. Katmai National Park keeps America/Anchorage time (UTC−8 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Katmai National Park and Preserve covers about 4 million acres at the top of the Alaska Peninsula, roughly 290 miles southwest of Anchorage. No roads reach it; most visitors fly from King Salmon, where the park has its headquarters, then take a floatplane to Brooks Camp. The park was first protected as a national monument in 1918 to preserve the scene of the 1912 Novarupta eruption, the largest of the…
On the map
The position is approximate.
Live cameras near Katmai National Park
The nearest other cameras are Katmai (KABU camera) (27 mi) and Katmai (KAKN camera) (31 mi).
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Questions about Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Can I watch Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska live right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 02:00 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does this camera refresh?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who runs this camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel Explore Live Nature Cams, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where is the Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska camera?
It is in Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States. Approximate coordinates: 58.55, -155.78. All cameras in Katmai National Park
What is the local time at Katmai National Park?
Katmai National Park is in the America/Anchorage time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 8:42 AM and sets at 7:39 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
No other camera is within 25 miles yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 miles around this spot. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while Explore Live Nature Cams is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube