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Exit Glacier
The Exit Glacier area is the only part of the park accessible by car and has a visitor center, nature center, and campground -- not to mention the mighty glacier itself.
Plan Around Exit Glacier
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Exit Glacier Details
The Exit Glacier area is the only part of the park accessible by car and has a visitor center, nature center, and campground -- not to mention the mighty glacier itself. Exit Glacier is open year-round, but the road leading up to it is closed during the winter once snow starts falling. Exit Glacier offers visitors the opportunity to witness the power and magnitude of glaciers and to see first-hand how glaciers re-shape a landscape. As one of 32 glaciers born from the Harding Icefield, Exit Glacier was the glacier used to exit the Harding Icefield on the first crossing of the icefield. Visitors to Exit Glacier can take one of several trails to see the glacier, some getting close enough that you can peer into deep blue glacial crevasses or high enough to see the glacier peel away from the larger icefield.
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Nearby Parks Around Exit Glacier
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Exit Glacier
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0.3 mi away
Edge of the Glacier Trail
This moderate trail gets you close to the blue face of Exit Glacier.
0.3 mi away
Glacier View Trail
This one-mile loop trail offers breathtaking views of Exit Glacier.
0.3 mi away
Harding Icefield Trail
A full-day hike, this out-and-back trail climbs to expansive views of the icefield.
0.3 mi away
Outwash Plain to the Toe Trail
Although it's a short distance, the hike to the toe of Exit Glacier involves crossing the glacial outwash plain without a distinct trail.
0.3 mi away
Kenai Fjords National Park
Glaciers, icefields and fjords form the majestic tapestry of Kenai Fjords National Park, located on the Kenai Peninsula of southern Alaska.
