Camping

Camping is free in the park, but requires a permit and attendance at a camping orientation led by park rangers. The 30-minute orientation covers how to set up your camp in Glacier Bay as well as delivering up-to-date information on closures and bear activity. The only front-country campground in the park can be found at Bartlett Cove and has walk-in access. This established campground offers bear-resistant food storage, a warming shelter, and outhouses. There are no facilities for vehicle camping or RVs. Park visitors may also camp in the park's backcountry wilderness. Permits and a camper orientation are required from early May through September for all backcountry travel (neither is required during the off-season). You can borrow bear-resistant food containers (BRFCs), which are required in all non-forested areas in the park, from the Visitor Information Station. For a fee, the park's concession-operated tour boat can drop you off to start your hike.