Kenai Fjords National Park
Alaska
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Entrance
Free entry
Canyon from Toe of Exit Glacier to the Outwash Plain
The canyon from the toe of Exit Glacier to where Exit Creek opens into the Outwash Plain is susceptible to sudden outburst flood events. These events produce sudden surges of water, ice and rock. For your safety please stick to designated park trails.
Official NPS alert →Use Caution in and around Pedersen Lagoon
On August 7, 2024, a landslide triggered tsunami washed over portions of Pedersen Lagoon near Aialik Bay (59.8842N, -149.7309W). We recommend caution for those visiting the area in and around Pedersen Lagoon. Click more for additional information.
Official NPS alert →At the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords' crowning feature. Wildlife thrives in icy waters and lush forests along the fjords once carved by the vast expanse of ice. Today, shrinking glaciers bear witness to the effects of our changing climate.
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No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
The park is open year-round. The primary months to visit are June, July, and August. There are reduced services in the area during the months of May and September. The road to the Exit Glacier area is not plowed during the winter months, and is closed to vehicle traffic once it is covered in snow and ice. The park's coastal backcountry in also largely inaccessible late fall through the early spring due to rough seas.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 9073182040
✉ kefjinformation@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Feb, Apr, Nov, Dec
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: ☁️ Overcast, 34°F
🌦️ 38°/31°
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Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
0%
Apr
0%
May
23%
Jun
77%
Jul
100%
Aug
86%
Sep
30%
Oct
3%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
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Live conditions
Things to do
🟢 Snowmobile in Kenai Fjords National Park
Get a Passport Stamp at Kenai Fjords National Park
🟢 Explore Kenai Fjords by Boat
Kayak in Kenai Fjords
🟢 Experience Kenai Fjords National Park in winter · 7 mi
Explore the Exit Glacier area in a couple of hours
Explore Kenai Fjords by air
Become a Fjord Junior Ranger
Campgrounds
Exit Glacier Campground · 12 sites · first-come
Visitor centers
Exit Glacier Nature Center
Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center
Accessibility
1 accessible campground(s)
11 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Kenai Fjords National Park — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.
Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to Kenai Fjords National Park — each spans a cross-park journey.
Franklin G. Lowell
— People, Ak People, HistoryHarry S. Kawabe
— People, Alaska, Ak PeopleJosephine Sather
— People, Akwomen, WomenRockwell Kent
— People, Ak People, HistoryPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Exit Glacier Nature Center
🎫 Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center
Places to see
Exit Glacier 1926 sign
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Exit Glacier 2005 Overlook sign
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Exit Glacier 2010 Sign and end of trail
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Exit Glacier Living Laboratories Wayside
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Exit Glacier Outwash Plain
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Exit Glacier Overflowing Ice wayside
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Exit Glacier Pavilion and 1917 sign
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Exit Glacier Stone Kiosk
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Harding Icefield Trailhead
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Marmot Meadows
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Top of the Cliffs
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Learn more
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2016 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
Meet the national and regional winners of the 2017 Freeman Tilden Award; the National Park Service's highest award for excellence in interpretation.
This issue of Alaska Park Science highlights projects funded by the Coastal Marine Grant Program administered by the Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center.
2020 Resource brief on ten years of monitoring data for bald eagles in southwest Alaska parks and the use of the Delphi technique to evaluate monitoring methods going forward.
National park units in Alaska precede the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. The first park unit, Sitka National Monument, was conceived in 1908, and by the mid-1920s four national monuments along with Alaska’s first national park were part of the growing park system. Discover how the early 1900s and observations of a few helped to establish the National Park Service in Alaska.
Marine debris can affect marine mammals and birds through entanglement, strangulation, and digestive blockage. In summer 2015, we conducted an extensive multi-partner project to remove over 11 tons of marine debris from remote beaches in five Alaska parks.
In Alaska, small planes are often the best way to get around but flying has its risks. Aviation safety requires more than just a pilot’s skill–it takes all of us. Learn more about aviation to increase the safety of your next park flight.
Alaska is one of the most heavily glaciated areas in the world outside of the polar regions. Approximately 23,000 square miles of the state are covered in glaciers—an area nearly the size of West Virginia. Glaciers have shaped much of Alaska’s landscape and continue to influence its lands, waters, and ecosystems. Because of their importance, National Park Service scientists measure glacier change. They found that glaciers are shrinking in area and volume across the state.
Ranger School
Park-grounded courses you can learn with the Ranger.
Glacial Detectives
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Succession and Nutrient Cycling in a Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem
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Temperate Rainforest Ecology
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The Scientific Method
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Those Fabulous Fjords!
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