Katmai Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Katmai Wilderness

Getting to Katmai Wilderness

• King Salmon, AK is the nearest town, 4.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
• The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 290 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Katmai Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Katmai Wilderness

• Ukak Falls Trailhead (inside the boundary, 733 ft), at 58.3760, -155.3819 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Brooks Falls Trailhead (0.52 mi outside the boundary, 70 ft), at 58.5508, -155.7819 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Dumpling Mountain Trailhead (0.63 mi outside the boundary, 56 ft), at 58.5606, -155.7777 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ak.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Katmai Wilderness

• Mount Griggs summit about 7,666 ft
• Mount Denison summit about 7,573 ft
• Mount Steller summit about 7,508 ft
• Katmai Canyon canyon
• Katmai Lakes lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Katmai Wilderness

• National Park Service unitKatmai Wilderness lies inside Katmai National Park & Preserve.
• National Park Service unitKatmai Wilderness borders Alagnak Wild River, a National Park Service unit.
• Wilderness areaKatmai Wilderness borders Becharof Wilderness.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Alaska

• Kenai Wilderness (Kenai Peninsula Borough)
• Kobuk Valley Wilderness (Northwest Arctic Borough)
• Kootznoowoo Wilderness (Hoonah-Angoon Census Area)
• Koyukuk Wilderness (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area)
• Kuiu Wilderness (Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area)

Alaska wilderness areas