Permits are not required for the graveled roads and trails, boardwalks or viewing platforms within the Brooks Camp area. A permit is also not needed for any travel to or from villages or homesites. This permit is required for any activities within the Brooks River Corridor, with the exception of redfish fishery subsistence activities. The Brooks River Corridor includes the river itself and 50 yards from the water's edge on either side along the banks from the Lake Brooks inlet downstream to the elevated bridge and boardwalk. The Brooks River is located within Katmai National Park and Preserve. Katmai National Park and Preserve protects 9,000 years of human history as well as important habitat for salmon and the thousands of brown bears that feed on them. The Brooks River is recognized for world class rainbow trout fishing and has attracted recreational anglers since the 1940s. The river provides habitat for spawning salmon, drawing in dozens of brown bears each year. Fishing Brooks River