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Census-designated place in Alaska
Photo: Katmai National Park and Preserve, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
King Salmon is a village of 300 people (2020) on the Alaska Peninsula in Southwestern Alaska. It is the gateway to Katmai National Park and Preserve, and a government, transportation, and service and shipment center for the commercial red salmon and sport fishing industries.
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A park larger than Connecticut that has 18 volcanoes, 7 of which have been active since 1900. It is one of the best places in Alaska to view grizzly bears in the wild.
Refrigerator or mini-fridge, microwave, and coffee-pot. Laundry facilities. Suites & apartments have full kitchens, washer and dryer.
Flying in is the only practical route, as the only roads into King Salmon are not connected to the rest of the Alaskan road system.
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