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Summer 2011 Daily Naturalist Activities

Bartlett Cove
During the summer months, park rangers provide a variety of fun, informative, and free guided activites every day. Join a ranger for a guided walk along the beach, or through the lush temperate rainforest of Bartlett Cove. Don't miss our evening programs presented each night in the park theater, upstairs in the Lodge. Also, check out our "Discovery Days" for kids!

Glacier Bay National Park Visitor Center
Upstairs in the Glacier Bay Lodge
Exhibits, Bookstore, Park Information, reading area
Open daily

9:00 AM
Guided Hike
Explore the shorelines and forests of Bartlett Cove with a park ranger. 3.5 hours, routes vary. Meet at the lodge.

1:15 PM
Park Film
"Treasures of the Great Land, AK National Parks"
In the visitor center theater

2:00 PM
Guided Walk on the Forest Loop Trail
Discover Bartlett Cove, a land of great change. 1.5 miles, 90 minutes, easy walking

5:00 PM
Park Film
"Glacier Bay: Beneath The Reflections"
In the visitor center theater

7:00 PM
Park Film
"Glacier Bay: Forever Wild"
In the visitor center theater

8:00 PM
Evening Ranger Program
Join a ranger for an informative slide program. In the visitor center theater. 45 minutes.

 
Rangers are on board tour boats and cruise ships

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Trips up the Bay
Park rangers are also onboard cruise ships and tour boats to answer questions, interpret the scenery, history, and wildlife, and help you appreciate the wonders of Glacier Bay National Park.

2009 Ranger activities schedule for Glacier Bay National Park
Ranger Programs
2011 Summer Schedule of Ranger Programs
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Get the most out of your Glacier Bay Cruise visit
Arriving by Cruise Ship?
Insider's Guide for cruise ship passengers!
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Jr rangers
Become a Junior Ranger
Hey Kids! Check out our Junior Ranger program
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Sea Otter

Did You Know?
Since the early 1990's, the sea otter population in Glacier Bay has grown from 0 to 4,000. Look for large rafts of sea otters in the lower reaches of the bay.

Last Updated: May 31, 2011 at 06:42 MST