Juneau Bear Viewing is for you!
We’re connecting wildlife lovers from around the world, and around
the corner to local Alaskan bear viewing expertise
Welcome!
JuneauBearViewing.org was created by local guides, wildlife photographers, and experts hoping to share the wilderness bear viewing opportunities of the Tongass National Forest with visitors, and wildlife lovers of all types.
We do our best to verify and update all information regularly. If you plan to go bear viewing in the Tongass National Forest, it is your responsibility to comply with all regulations including in some cases acquiring wilderness permits from the US Forest Service and the State of Alaska. If you are new to this process, our wildlife, or these remote areas, we recommend hiring the services of local professionals.
Your Responsibility
When in the Juneau area and the Tongass National Forest, it is all of our responsibility to respect local cultural traditions including subsistence harvests, preserve the wilderness character of our wild lands, and respect wildlife by practicing ethical viewing. You are responsible for our own safety.
We offer this information for free and are not responsible for your safety in remote Alaska. When in doubt, go with a professional.
We hope that you choose to visit our beautiful region and spend some time with the bears. If you do not find what you’re looking for on our site, please have a look at the external resources page for help.
John Hyde Gallery
See more of John’s Photography at WildThingsPhotography.com
Black Bear cub, waiting for its mother while she is fishing for salmon along the shoreline, Tongass National 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) 
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) 
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Brown Bears, mother and cub, Admiralty Island, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, foraging on sedge. (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 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 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) 
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) 
A Black Bear forages on dandelions along the Alaska Highyway, Yukon, Canada. (John Hyde) 
Pack Creek Admiralty Island. Bears fish for salmon in late summer. (John Hyde)