NEWS RELEASES
New Bridge and Boardwalk Open At Brooks Camp Campground
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The National Park Service's website.
Katmai National Park & Preserve's Brooks Camp will have an opening ceremony to be held on-site at Brooks Camp on Saturday June 29, 2019 beginning at 11:00 a.m. for the introduction of a new elevated bridge and boardwalk. This event is open to the public. The bridge will close for about an hour during the ribbon-cutting ceremony, reopening as soon as remarks are concluded.
According to an NPS press release, "After years of planning and many months of construction, a new elevated bridge and boardwalk now spans the Brooks River, greatly enhancing the safety and movement of both people and wildlife at the Brooks Camp campground." This new installation will help to minimize potential human-wildlife interactions between park visitors and Katmai’s world famous brown bears by elevating pedestrian traffic away from the bear’s feeding and resting areas. The new bridge also offers additional overlook locations from which park visitors can observe the river and its abundant wildlife.
Learn more at the Katmai National Park & Preserve website.