Live cameras in Katmai National Park, United States
3 cameras: 1 live video, 2 still images · 3 working now · updated Oct 8, 03:30 UTC
Katmai National Park has 3 live cameras on LiveLocation right now: 1 live video, 2 still images. Good places to start: Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska, Katmai (KABU camera), Katmai (KAKN camera). Local time is 7:30 PM (America/Anchorage). Today the sun rises at 8:42 AM and sets at 7:39 PM.
Katmai National Park live cameras
Katmai National Park live cameras, all in one place: 1 live video, 2 still images. 3 of them were live or fresh at the last check.
Weather now in Katmai National Park: 41 °F (5 °C), cloudy, wind 4 mph (6 km/h) from the north. Forecast for 8 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Live nowYouTube liveBrooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska
WorkingStill imageKatmai (KABU camera)
WorkingStill imageKatmai (KAKN camera)No live video among these cameras. Turn off "Live video only" to see them all.
Best cams to watch
- Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska — YouTube live, working 100 % of the time in the last 30 days.
- Katmai (KABU camera) — Still image · every 10 min.
- Katmai (KAKN camera) — Still image · every 10 min.
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 twentieth century. That eruption buried a valley under ash flows hundreds of feet deep, creating the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, while the summit of nearby Mount Katmai collapsed into a caldera. It became a national park in 1980 and is now best known for its brown bears, about 2,200 of them.
The cameras on this page show both sides of Katmai. The USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) runs webcams on the Katmai group of volcanoes, which includes Katmai, Novarupta, Trident, Mageik and Martin, to look for steam, ash and changes on the peaks. In strong, dry winds AVO sometimes reports clouds of old 1912 ash lifted off the ground, which the cameras can help confirm. As of early October 2026, the Katmai volcanoes were at Normal/Green on the USGS scale of Normal, Advisory, Watch and Warning, with aviation colors from Green to Red. The other view is the Explore.org Brooks Falls bear cam, a curated YouTube live stream that can go offline at times.
When to look
Katmai keeps Alaska Time (UTC-9, UTC-8 in summer). Bears gather at Brooks Falls mainly in July, when sockeye salmon jump the falls, and again in September, when they feed heavily before winter. Fat Bear Week, the park's online contest for the best-fattened bear, ran September 22 to 29 in 2026. Long summer days give many hours of light; by October the days shorten fast and the cam season winds down.
For more volcano cameras, see the Aleutian Islands page on our map, farther down the same volcanic arc.
Sources: Katmai National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia · Fat Bear Week 2026 (NPS) · Katmai - Alaska Volcano Observatory · USGS Volcano Updates.
Questions about Katmai National Park
How many live cameras are there in Katmai National Park?
LiveLocation lists 3 cameras in and around Katmai National Park, United States: 1 live video, 2 still images. 3 of them were live or showing a fresh image at the last check.
Who runs the cameras in Katmai National Park?
They come from USGS volcano observatories (2) and Curated YouTube live streams (1). Each camera plays straight from the agency or owner that runs it, with credit. USGS volcano observatories Curated YouTube live streams
What can I see on the Katmai National Park cameras?
The views are volcano (2) and wildlife (1). Good ones to start with: Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska and Katmai (KABU camera). Brooks Falls brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska Katmai (KABU camera)
Can I watch live video from Katmai National Park?
Yes: 1 of the 3 cameras send live video (1 on YouTube). Turn on "Live video only" above the grid to see just those. The other 2 are still images that refresh every few minutes.
What time is it in Katmai National Park, and when is it light?
Katmai National Park is on America/Anchorage time. On October 7 the sun rises at 8:42 AM and sets at 7:39 PM, so still images are clearest between those times.
How can I see the Katmai National Park cameras on a map?
The map at the top of this page shows all 3 of them. The live camera radar centers on Katmai National Park and lists every camera within 5 to 250 miles, nearest first, with filters for live video, traffic, nature and more. Open the radar on Katmai National Park
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