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A Closer Look at Nat Hab's Alaska Bear Camp
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 prepares 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 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.
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 watch 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 be a new timber-framed dining hall and lounge—an open, light-filled space with large 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.
