Do I need a permit to enter Glacier Bay?

General entry is per person for boat tours or flights; no vehicle entry permit. Backcountry permits may be required for overnight trips and are handled at visitor centers; America the Beautiful passes are accepted.

What is the main way to access Glacier Bay?

Access is primarily via boat tours and limited flightseeing; Gustavus is the primary land entry point.

Are drones allowed in Glacier Bay?

Drones are prohibited in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve.

What passes are accepted and what is the fee?

Entrance is $15 per person, valid seven days; America the Beautiful Pass is accepted; vehicle passes are not used for general entry.

Is Wi‑Fi available in the park?

Wi‑Fi is limited in remote areas; expect spotty connectivity at Gustavus and Bartlett Cove.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve – Natural Attractions

Attraction

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve – Natural Attractions

Bartlett Cove

Beardslee Islands

Beartrack Mountains

Black Bear – Bartlett Cove

Black-Legged Kittiwakes – Tarr Inlet

Brown Bear – Tlingit Point

Dry Bay: Glacier Bay National Preserve

Dundas Bay

Geikie Inlet

Grand Pacific Glacier

Harbor Seal – Johns Hopkins Inlet

Hemlock vs Spruce in Glacier Bay

Humpback Whale – Glacier Bay

Icy Strait

Interstadial Stumps – Whidbey Passage

Jaw Point

Johns Hopkins Glacier

K’wálx – Fiddlehead Ferns – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Kanat’á – Early Blueberry – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Keishísh – Sitka Alder – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Kóox – Chocolate Lily – Glacier Bay Ethnobotany

Lamplugh Glacier

Margerie Glacier

Moose – Gustavus Forelands