Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, on the Alaska Peninsula beside Katmai National Park and Preserve, was established in 1980 after first being protected as a national monument in 1978. Covering about 1.2 million acres, it includes the 500,000-acre Becharof Wilderness and a dramatic landscape of mountains, cliffs, fjords, tundra, lakes, and volcanoes centered on immense Becharof Lake. The refuge was set aside to conserve brown bears, salmon, migratory birds, caribou, marine birds, and marine mammals. Its waters support some of the world’s largest salmon populations, helping sustain exceptional concentrations of wildlife, while its coasts and basins provide major habitat for seabirds and waterfowl.

Egegik, Alaska · United States