• Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park

    Kenai Fjords

    National Park Alaska

Operating Hours & Seasons

Exit Glacier Nature Center

NPS Photo/Kay White

Kenai Fjords National Park is open year-round; however, the road to Exit Glacier is closed to cars for the winter months and much of the spring. The park's coastal backcountry is also inaccessible late fall through early spring due to rough seas.

Visitor Centers: The dates/hours below are for the 2013 summer season.

  • The Kenai Fjords Information Center in Seward's small boat harbor is open daily during the summer season:
May 11 - May 24 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
May 25 - September 6 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
September 7 - September 15 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • The Exit Glacier Nature Center is open daily from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
May 25 - September 6 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Visitor Centers Visitor Centers

    Information regarding hours of operation for all visitor facilities Read More

  • Winter Activities Winter Activities

    The Exit Glacier Area is open during the winter season. Read More

  • Ranger Led Programs Ranger Led Programs

    Join a ranger for a guided walk Read More

Did You Know?

resident pod of Orca whales

“Killer whales” or orcas are actually quite friendly and often inquisitive about humans. In fact, the group of “resident killer whales” pictured here feeds entirely on fish.  Only “transient killer whales” eat marine mammals. No wild killer whale has ever hurt a human being.