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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over 15,000 feet, coastal beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, tidewater glaciers, coastal and estuarine waters, and freshwater lakes. These diverse land and seascapes host a mosaic of plant communities ranging from pioneer species in areas recently exposed by receding glaciers, to climax communities in older coastal and alpine ecosystems. Diverse habitats support a variety of marine and terrestrial wildlife, with opportunities for viewing and research that allow visitors to learn more about the natural world.

Facilities: Restrooms, potable water, trash and recycling containers are available near the visitor center.

Reservations: Unknown

Best Time To Visit: Glacier Bay National Park is open year-round. The park Visitor Center is open from mid-May to mid-September. Services in winter are extremely limited.

Fees: There are no entrance or user fees for non-commercial visitors.

Accessibility: The Glacier Bay Visitor Center, located on the second level of the Glacier Bay Lodge, can be accessed by elevator. Please ask at the lodge front desk for assistance. A portion of the Forest Loop Trail is accessible to wheelchairs.

Rules: Unknown

Directions: Alaska Airlines provides daily jet service from Seattle via Juneau to Gustavus during the summer visitor season. The Gustavus airport is 10 miles by road from park headquarters at Bartlett Cove.

Several air taxi companies provide daily small-plane flights year-round from Juneau to Gustavus as well. Air taxis also fly a network of routes that link Juneau and Gustavus to Haines, Skagway, and other southeast Alaska towns.

Address
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
P.O. Box 140
Gustavus, Alaska 99826-0140
Phone
General: (907) 697-2230
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