Park planning directs park management activities in accordance with applicable laws and with full public involvement.

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Open For Review

• Current Park Projects - The NPS planning web site has a list of current and recent plans, projects, and actions open for public review. An archive of past projects is also available.

Current Major Park Plans

• General Management Plan (1984, 6.3 MB .pdf)
• Strategic Plan 2000-2005 (2000, 0.4 MB .pdf)
• Wilderness Visitor Use Management Plan (1989)

Other Current Planning

• Dry Bay Off-Road Vehicle Use Plan (2007)
• Vessel Management Planning (2005)
• Alsek River Management Plan (1989)
• Bartlett Cove Comprehensive Design Plan (1997)
• Bartlett Cove Electric System Evaluation Report (2005, 1,0 MB .pdf)

Planning Archive (No longer current)

• Dry Bay Facility Improvements Environmental Assessment (2004)
• Commercial Fishing Issue (2003)
• Budget and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2004 (0.1 MB .pdf)
• Budget and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2003 (0.1 MB .pdf)
• Budget and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2002 (0.1 MB .pdf)
• Budget and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2001 (0.4 MB .pdf)
• Budget and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2000 (0.2 MB .pdf)
• Budget and Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 1999 (1.2 MB .pdf)

See Also

• Glacier Bay management overview
• Glacier Bay Laws and Policies
• Glacier Bay News for latest planning developments
• Land Reborn: A History of Administration and Visitor Use in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (1995)
• National Park Service Planning - Glacier Bay Projects