Brooks Camp Picnic Area Improvement

The National Park Service will be making improvements to the Katmai National Park and Preserve Brooks Camp picnic area. The project is needed to provide visitors improved facilities near the Brooks Camp visitor center. The project will consist of installing (1) an accessible restroom and storage cache facility, (2) a sheltered picnic area, (3) a historic gear cache and interpretive wayside, and (4) a map exhibit directing visitors to various points of interest within Brooks Camp. The facilities will serve current visitation needs and meet accessibility standards on the north side of the Brooks River. These facilities will remain in place as long as day-use and overnight accommodations are needed there, but will eventually be removed or relocated to the south side of the Brooks River.

An environmental assessment (EA) was prepared to analyze impacts of the proposed action and a No Action alternative. The EA underwent a 30-day public review period between June 24 and July 23, 2010.

The project was approved with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on August 6, 2010.

The EA and FONSI are available (in PDF format) in the Document List.

Contact Information

Daniel Noon
Katmai National Park and Preserve
P.O. Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613-0007