Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, covering the southern two-thirds of Kodiak Island, is Alaska's principal brown bear sanctuary. This national refuge was established in 1941 to “protect the natural feeding and breeding habitat of brown bears and other wildlife” of the archipelago. It encompasses a range of habitats, including hundreds of streams and lakes, grasslands, spruce ...

Where the southern tip of Alaska stretches between the Pacific Ocean and Canada, the 5,000 square kilometres of Glacier Bay National Park draw adventurers from far and wide. Visitors can climb one of 175 mountains, including Mount Cleveland, the highest point at 3,190 metres. You can also fish in one of 762 lakes, including the 15-kilometre-long Lake McDonald, and admire one of the 25 recorded ...

Established in 1918, Katmai National Park and Preserve protects an active volcanic zone and critical habitat for salmon and the thousands of grizzlies that feed on them. Katmai is closely associated with bears because it is one of the best places in the world to observe brown bears. More than 2,000 individuals live here, with many gathering around Brooks Camp to catch sockeye salmon in the ...