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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Fees & Reservations
 
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Glacier Bay National Park collects no entrance fees from private visitors. Reservations are required for private boating, camping, rafting, and for many other visitor services.

If you are planning to stay at the Glacier Bay Lodge or any of the nearby lodges or B&Bs in Gustavus, you should make reservations in advance.

A location fee is charged for some commercial filming. Businesses must have a permit and pay concession franchise fees to operate in the park.

Fees, permits, and reservations are needed to raft the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers.

 

Reservations

Visitors bringing their own boat into Glacier Bay from June 1 through August 31 must have a permit and reservations.

Glacier Bay campground and wilderness camping reservations are not accepted and not necessary, though a free permit is required.

Fees, permits, and reservations are needed to raft the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers.

Tours, lodging, and most other area visitor services require reservations

 

See Also:

Private boat in Glacier Bay
Boating Permits
Boating in Glacier Bay requires a permit during the summer season.
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Lodging and Camping in Glacier Bay National Park
Where To Stay?
Lodging and Camping in and around Glacier Bay National Park
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Glacier Bay commercial services
Commercial Services
Outfitters, guides, lodging, rentals, etc.
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Icebergs calve off the face of a tidewater glacier  

Did You Know?
Seawater is highly erosive to glacial ice. Waves and tides work away at an unstable glacier face, causing huge chunks of ice to calve, or break off, into the ocean.

Last Updated: November 07, 2008 at 13:37 EST