Katmai National Park & Preserve · Alaska

Visitor Center Trail

50 ft–56 ft · gravel surface · trail class Developed · hiking · seasonal: Winter seasonal closure

Picnic areasVisitor centersRanger stations

Along the way Picnic Area Shelter Ranger Station Visitor Contact Station

Trailhead Oxbow Overlook Trailhead 56 ft Drive there

Other trails from the Oxbow Overlook Trailhead

All 24 trails in Katmai National Park & PreserveFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.