4.5Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center(7.076 reviews) - Easy, Free & Breathtaking Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Visitor Centers • Geologic Formations
Mendenhall Glacier is easily accessible via roads from the local airport, cruise ship terminal and state ferry terminal. Our facility and lands are managed by the federal government through the United States Forest Service. Federal passes are accepted and sold as well as daily passes. There is a visitor center with a theater showing a 15-minute film on Mendenhall Glacier, a bookstore operated by nonprofit organization Discovery Southeast, and exhibits on wildlife, history, and glacial and geological changes. Rangers provide talks at various indoor and outdoor sites in summer. Open hours in summer are daily 8am to 7:30pm. Due to wildlife and bears, no food is allowed outdoors from April-November. There is no beverage or food service available to prevent bears from becoming food-conditioned. Nearby Steep Creek is the spawning stream for wild sockeye salmon from late July through early September. Later in the fall, a run of coho salmon spawn in the creek. Porcupines can be seen foraging on leaves in deciduous trees. Beavers are visible early in the morning and in the evening. Learn about Alaska and the natural world around the glacier and lake. Enjoy a one-hour hike to 400-foot-tall Nugget Falls. Other trails lead to different habitats. In winter, the visitor center is open Friday-Sunday from 10am to 4pm and closed on federal holidays.See more..
4.5Exit Glacier(905 reviews) - Worth the stop Spent 2-3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Hiking Trails • Geologic Formations
Hike up the well-maintained path to the top of the glacier.See more..
4.5Misty Fjords National Monument(873 reviews) - Misty Fjord near Ketchikan, Alaska Nature & Wildlife Areas • Geologic Formations
This huge wilderness area includes hundreds of rivers and streams fed by melting glaciers each spring.See more..
4.5Mendenhall Glacier(755 reviews) - Learn how far the glacier face has receded Points of Interest & Landmarks • Geologic Formations
Mendenhall Glacier is one of the most beautiful and accessible glaciers in the U.S., loved for its dazzling blue glacial ice that stretches for 13.6 miles. Start at the Visitor Center to learn about the area's ecosystem and wildlife, then follow the Photo Point Trail up to an overlook for the best views of the glacier, before heading on a hike to the popular Nugget Falls. The glacier is accessible all year round, but is best visited from May to October for the most pleasant weather. Visit the glacier as part of a tour, which can include a whale-watching cruise, a glacier hike, and canoeing at Lake Mendenhall. – TripadvisorSee more..
4.5Worthington Glacier(503 reviews) - Stunning Views from the Glacier! Geologic Formations
An accessible glacier with a hiking trail that offers spectacular views.See more..
See the Davidson Glacier up close, from the vantage point of our 30-foot Voyager Canoes. The Glacier Point Wilderness Safari brings you into the Alaskan Wilderness and gives you a true taste of Alaska. Your adventure begins at your cruise ship where we’ll board a high-speed vessel made for wildlife viewing en route to an Alaskan paradise. We’ll ply the waters of the deepest Fjord in North America with a naturalist guide, watching for whales, sea lions, porpoise, and many other species of marine wildlife. We land at Glacier Point and board our Safari Buses for a short drive over the terminal moraines. Our award-winning guides share with you the wonders of this Glacial Wilderness. A quarter mile hike will lead us to the iceberg-studded lake where we’ll paddle our canoes to the face of the glacier. This is an ideal family adventure and one you won’t soon forget!See more..
5.0Holgate Glacier(271 reviews) - Long Ride but Spectacular Geologic Formations
It was a long ride out to Holgate glacier but worth the trip. We were dropped off for kayaking and it was a fabulous day. The views are spectacular. We saw harbor seals in the vicinity along with all the birds. The glacier thunders and eventually calved while we were there. Nice place to get out and stretch. Surprise glacier is next door and also beautiful.See more..
The largest tidewater glacier in Alaska.See more..
5.0Sawyer Glacier(158 reviews) - Take a jacket and a camera Geologic Formations
There are two parts to this glacier and we saw both. We took the 8-hour boat ride out of Juneau and it was very well done by Allen Marine Tours. A good boat tour will include slowing when near the small icebergs floating by, being close to a waterfall or two and even possible whale or mountain goat sightings. Be sure to wear layered clothing as it can be cold in the open even if it is not when you leave Juneau.See more..
4.5Bodenburg Butte(139 reviews) - Great views which certainly worth the hike Hiking Trails • Geologic Formations
This is a relatively easy hike which includes climbing 505 stairs if you use a more civilized West loop. 360 Mat-Su valley views definitely worth the effort. If you have a binocular, you can even see the Knik glacier. There is a standard 5-dollar fee for parking at the National Park area.See more..
4.5Salmon Glacier(127 reviews) - A breathtaking sight at the end of a demanding drive Geologic Formations
It's an hour-long drive over a potholed and dusty road with spectacular views for everyone but the white-knuckled driver striving to stay on the road while avoiding loose rocks and downed trees. The glacier itself is awesome . . . but there's not a lot going on, so after fifteen minutes and posing for snaps and slapping mosquitoes, it's time to head back. Worth doing, particularly on a sunny day.See more..
5.0Bear Glacier(104 reviews) - Other Wordly Expereince Geologic Formations
Don't miss the opportunity to kayak through a field of icebergs with a fantastic Liquid Adventures Guide. We had Kristin who was not only experienced and knowledgeable, but also a lot of fun. Spencer our captain who shuttled us back and forth to the location was also knowledgeable and interesting. See more..
5.0Herbert Glacier(61 reviews) - Better than Mendenhall Glacier! Geologic Formations
Not as crowded, more scenic and longer scenic trip to get there. Fabulous trip! Worth every cent. If in Juneau, gotta go!See more..
5.0Pederson Glacier(13 reviews) - Hike to Pederson Glacier Geologic Formations
Glacier where you can camp on the beach and watch whales.See more..
North Arm(0 review) Nature & Wildlife Areas • Geologic Formations Remote wilderness area located in Alaska's Kenai Fjords National Park.See more..
