Location
Private Inholding within Clark National Park, Alaska

Welcome to one of the best places on Earth to observe wild coastal brown bears up close. Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp sits on a rare private inholding at the edge of the roadless wilderness of Lake Clark National Park, accessible only by boat or bush plane. From Homer, we charter a flight across Cook Inlet to land directly on the beach. A resident chef crafts inspired meals using locally sourced ingredients, including wild-caught seafood straight from Alaskan waters.

Mornings at Bear Camp begin with mist rising over Chinitna Bay, where low tide reveals mudflats brimming with clams. Brown bears roam the shoreline, digging them up and grazing on sedges in the vast meadow behind camp. Bald eagles wheel overhead, foxes dart through the forest, and a grizzly sow may stroll past with her cubs while a lone male wades into a tidal channel.

Located on the ancestral lands of the Dena’ina people, Alaska Bear Camp is designed to tread lightly. Built on a historic homestead, this remote parcel remained privately held when the national park was established in 1980—the only grandfathered tract in with this rare status. It offers deep immersion in wild Alaska, where solitude and wonder converge. Here, bears nourished by nature’s bounty and unfazed by humans reveal their lives at close range.

2025 Accommodation Details

In 2025, guests stay in custom WeatherPort tent cabins on raised platforms facing Chinitna Bay. Each tent features two twin beds, a solid door, hard floor, propane heater, and battery-powered lighting. A solar-powered electric fence surrounds the camp for wildlife safety. Guests have access to charging stations in the dining tent and hot showers and composting toilets in the bathhouse, with nighttime porta-potties in each tent. Biodegradable toiletries are provided in refillable containers. Meals, guide talks, and social time take place in the communal dining tent.

Coming in 2026

Beginning in 2026, Alaska Bear Camp will feature 10 handcrafted cabins with birchwood finishes and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame uninterrupted views of the bay. This will offer unprecedented opportunities for wildlife viewing from the comfort of your abode—you can literally watching iconic Alaskan bears from bed. Each cabin will have twin beds, electrical outlets, a flush toilet, a sink with hot running water and a propane heater to ward off the coastal chill. A nearby bathhouse will offer hot showers.

At the heart of camp will stand a new timber-framed dining hall and lounge—an open, light-filled space with panoramic windows that bring the outdoors in. It will be a gathering place to connect over guide talks, shared stories and the golden glow of twilight stretching across the bay.