Many people couldn’t point out Katmai National Park and Preserve on a map, but they’ve probably heard of it burly residents. Each fall, Katmai hosts Fat Bear Week, a beloved celebration of the ...

A new federal report indicates the pilot of a floatplane landing at a popular Alaska bear-viewing site in early July crashed in reportedly gusty conditions at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The ...

Here’s what travelers should know about Katmai, the latest national park in USA TODAY’s yearlong series. A cub reaches up toward a sow at Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Animal lovers can vote for their favorite chunky bear at Alaska's Katmai National Park until Oct. 5, after which Fat Bear Week's winner will be announced Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former ranger Mike Fitz about Katmai National Park & Preserve - the glorious setting for a very popular National Parks Service event, "Fat Bear Week." ...

Park story from Katmai National Park & PreserveImagine walking within 20 feet of a Brown Bear, one of the most powerful, amazing examples of “charismatic megafauna” around…and fearlessly dropping to ...

For months, the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been packing on pounds, preparing for hibernation and unbeknownst to them, something else – Fat Bear Week.

The Katmai National Park and Preserve wants to build a new viewing platform on the Research Bay Overlook Trail. During the summer, a Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes bus tour runs daily.

Park story from Katmai National Park & PreserveJust over two years ago, my boyfriend (Andrew) and I were in the midst of planning a trip to Alaska to view grizzly bears in the wild at Katmai National ...