- Bear Viewing Tours are available on a seasonal basis throughout Alaska and the Yukon. Many of the remote fly-in bear viewing tours are limited and tend to be booked out early in the year, so advance reservations are recommended.
- While there are many excellent bear viewing guides through out Alaska, we have listed a few below for different bear viewing destinations that might be helpful.
Polar Bear viewing is limited to two Alaska Communities, Katovik and Utqiagvik.
Northern Alaska Tour Company has offered Polar Bear Viewing Tours in the past, but at this time the tour is currently unavailable. You may want to check with the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game for more information.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game & US Forest Service cooperatively manage Pack Creek Bear Viewing on Admiralty Island.
With advance planning, permits are available through the USFS.
Haines is an excellent location for Bear Viewing. In in earlier part of the summer it is common see bears eating Dendelions, in the later part of the summer and early fall it is common to see bears feeding off of salmon.
Crescent Lake in Lake Clark National Park or Big Lakes and Wolverine Creek (located close to Lake Clark National Park )are excellent locations for an up-close bear viewing experience. All three locations are seasonal around the salmon runs.
A trip out to Lake Clark offers excellent bear viewing and a scenic flight seeing tour.
A visit to Katmai National Park combines bear viewing with a scenic flightseeing tour.
If you would like to spend more time in Katmai National Park you may want to consider applying for a campground permit at Brooks Camp, if you interested in a camping experience.
Natron Air offers a flight-seeing and Bear Viewing Tour in Lake Clark Nat’l Park.
You can often land close to where the bears are digging for Razon Clams.
Alaska Nature Guides located in Haines Alaska offers seasonal bear viewing tours.
Valdez offers wildlife viewing in different locations close to the community. Dayville Road is a common area to see both Black & Brown Bears.