Bartlett Cove is the launch point for adventures into Glacier Bay. Bartlett Cove contains Glacier Bay's headquarters, as well as the lodge, visitor center, campground, and visitor information station (VIS).
The Beardslee Islands are a collection of islands just north of Glacier Bay's park headquarters in Bartlett Cove. Experience wilderness in its purest form from a human-powered boat, walk countless miles of wild coastline, and explore limitless lush forests.
Pelagic cormorants are often seen with wings stretched far apart, drying them in the sun. Looking closely at their black feathers, a beautiful iridescence can occasionally be seen. These birds migrate to Glacier Bay each summer.
Black-legged kittiwakes are a common summer sight in Glacier Bay. These birds can be found throughout the bay, including cliffs and glacier faces, where they utilize icebergs to perch and watch for food.
Brown bears are one of the most charismatic land mammals of Glacier Bay. They can be found anywhere from the intertidal shores of Glacier Bay, to the forests and the mountaintops above.
Dry Bay is the geographic area encompassed by Glacier Bay National Preserve. Explore wild Alaska from the comfort of several wilderness lodges. Hunting and other activities usually prohibited in National Parks are allowed within the National Preserve.
Glacial erratics are found throughout Glacier Bay National Park. Massive glaciers once moved earth and stone here, depositing large boulders that we see today called erratics.
Grand Pacific Glacier, once the largest glacier in Glacier Bay, now sits dormant at the top of Tarr Inlet. Its story of advance and retreat is tied to the history, geology, and culture of Glacier Bay National Park.
Gustavus, Alaska is the gateway to planning an adventure in Glacier Bay National Park. Gustavus has all the amenities of a small town, with food, lodging, and transportation options available for visitors.
Icy Strait is the body of water that connects the Gulf of Alaska to the Inside Passage from east to west. Glacier Bay opens from roughly the center of Icy Strait.
Interstadial stumps are tree stumps left behind after glacier ice passed over them, killing the trees, but preserving the wood. Some interstadial wood is only hundreds of years old, while stumps in Glacier Bay have been dated to over 10,000 years old.
Jaw Point marks the approximate entrance to Johns Hopkins Inlet. After rounding Jaw Point, viewers are given a "jaw-dropping" view of Johns Hopkins Glacier.
Keep an eye out in late spring for this plant's tiny pink flowers! One of the first flowers of the season, they attract rufous hummingbirds and other early pollinators.
Chocolate Lilies defy their name, and smell quite bad! They are edible, however. The Tlingit harvest and cook the plant's bulb, which is similar to rice.
Lamplugh Glacier is a stunning, dynamic glacier in Glacier Bay. Wildlife traverse its edges. The top of the glacier extends into the expansive Brady Icefield.
Margerie Glacier is a crown jewel of Glacier Bay. Dropping ice into the bay with power and beauty, its picturesque white-blue ice draws visitors from across the world.
Moose were first spotted in the Glacier Bay region in the 1960s. These herbivores are often seen in the forests and wetlands of Glacier Bay National Park.
Mount Cooper is named for one of Glacier Bay's most prominent early scientists, Dr. William S. Cooper, who began several vegetation-glacier relationship studies within the Glacier Bay area.
Muir Inlet is the east arm of Glacier Bay. Somewhat less traveled than Glacier Bay's east arm, this inlet is named for John Muir, who helped protect Glacier Bay National Monument.
