About Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

The marine wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve includes tidewater glaciers, snow-capped mountain ranges, ocean coastlines, deep fjords and freshwater rivers and lakes. This unique and powerful place is home to a variety of marine mammals and terrestrial wildlife and a mosaic of plant communities that provide many opportunities for adventure.

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Glacier Bay National Park is said to be the most visited park in the United States because its waters are traversed by cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers. When you spend your vacation in Gustavus, you see firsthand the forces that shaped the glaciers. You stand on the glacial outwash plain where Gustavus is located, you walk through the verdant rainforest of Bartlett Cove and you explore the mid-bay transition to bare rocks and ice.

An eight-hour catamaran tour through the fjords of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve departs from Bartlett Cove. This narrated tour makes the 55-mile (IS IT 55 MILES OR 65? I’VE SEEN BOTH) trip to the face of the glaciers every day, all summer long. The catamaran trip is the only boat tour of Glacier Bay unless you arrange for a private overnight boat charter in Gustavus. 

Staff at most accommodations in Gustavus will help you plan your visit to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. For in-depth information about the park, see www.nps.gov/glba