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Here at the end of the Confluence Trail you can to Three Forks where the Lethe and Windy Creek merge to form the Ukak River, also known as Knife Creek. The water flows downstream from here to Ukak Falls.

The two-tiered Brooks Falls viewing platform is the most popular place to be in Katmai National Park, because it offers great overlooks of the biggest and most dominant bears fishing around the waterfall. It can get crowded in July, so you should expect to wait a while before being allowed onto the platform. Your time on the platform may also be limited, usually to about an hour. There are restrictions on tripod use as well.

The most dominant bears tend to do their fishing around Brooks Falls, visible from the Falls viewing platform. However the Riffles platform, situated about 100 yards downstream from the Falls platform, has some advantages. There is usually no time limit for occupancy, and you are allowed to use tripods here. It's also a great place to watch sows teaching their cubs how to fish, and subadults trying out their new skills. You can view bears fishing in the Riffles via a NPS webcam: explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-the-riffles

This picnic area on the shores of Brooks Lake offers a vault toilet, food cache, and covered cooking/eating area. The lake outlet, near the picnic area, is a good place for salmon-viewing in August and September. Sometimes you'll see bears fishing here, too. Human anglers also use this area as a starting point to access the upper Brooks River.

The campground has vault toilets, potable water, and an electric fence to deter bears. Capacity is limited to 60 people and fills up quickly during the summer.

The Dumpling Mountain Overlook marks the end of the maintained trail. You can continue cross-country to the summit of Dumpling Mountain, which adds around another 5 miles round-trip.

Ukak Falls, a mighty cascade of ash-laden water, is one of the common destinations on ranger-led hikes from the Robert F. Griggs Visitor Center in Katmai National Park. Use caution if you wander near the canyon rim — its edge can be unstable.

The Robert F. Griggs Visitor Center sits at the end of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Road. It can only by bus (or very, very long walk) from Brooks Camp. Brooks Camp, in turn, can only be reached by float plane or, on rare occasions, small boats from nearby communities. For more information: nps.gov/katm/planyourvisit/directions.htm