Welcome
to Juneau Bear Viewing
We are all about the bears of Juneau,
and the Tongass National Forest!
Around Juneau
Explore black bear viewing opportunities around Juneau.
The ABC Islands
The ABC Islands of SE Alaska are home to the world’s highest density of brown bears!
Tours
Juneau is home to three professional bear guiding outfitters.
Juneau
Bear Viewing
Explore the world of bears
The Tongass National Forest is home to both brown and black bears. America’s “Salmon Forest” is home to amazing bear viewing locations including the ABC Islands, Glacier Bay NP, and the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness.
Pack Creek Admiralty Island. Bears fish for salmon in late summer. (John Hyde) 
Black Bear, cub ,waiting for its mother while she is fishing for salmon along the shoreline,Tongass National Forest, Alaska 
John Hyde Photo – Pack Creek, Alaska 
A Brown Bear walks the shoreline at Pack Creek as the tide goes out on Admiralty Island. A rainbow brightens the evening sky, Kootznahoo Wilderness, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
A brown bear cub tries to stay out of trouble as its mother forages in an estuary on Admiralty Island, Pack Creek, Tongass Forest, Alaska. (John Hyde) 
A brown bear slurps down an Alaskan Spoonworm (Echiurids) it has dug along the shoreline at low tide on Admiralty Island in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Month: May, this bear and her cub dug and ate many of these within the week that we watched them. (John Hyde) 
John Hyde Photo 
Brown Bear, Admiralty Island, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, an unusual light color phase for an Admiralty brown bear. The oldest female bear at Pack Creek. As of 2019 nshe is 34 years old! (John Hyde) 
A brown bear cub tries to stay out of trouble as its mother forages in an estuary on Admiralty Island, Pack Creek, Tongass Forest, Alaska. (John Hyde) 
Brown Bears, mother and cub, Admiralty Island, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, foraging on sedge. (John Hyde) 
Black Bear, bear foraging, Spring, Steep Creek, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
Black Bear cubs on streambank, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
A Black Bear with 4 cubs crosses the road near Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska. (John Hyde) 
Black Bear, mother and cub crossing stream across downed tree, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
Black Bear, female feeding on cottonwood catkins, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
Black Bear, cub , feeding on ckatins in cottonwood tree, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
Black Bear cub, waiting for its mother while she is fishing for salmon along the shoreline, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (John Hyde) 
A Black Bear forages on dandelions along the Alaska Highyway, Yukon, Canada. (John Hyde) A brown bear cub tries to stay out of trouble as its mother forages in an estuary on Admiralty Island, Pack Creek, Tongass Forest, Alaska.
Wilderness Bear Viewing
Nature
At Its Best
Be inspired by the stunning photography of John Hyde. More of his photos can be found at WildThingsPhotography.com