Backcountry Camping Orientation

This film alone is not an orientation

This orientation must be completed by all members of a camping party in-person at the Visitor Information Station (VIS). Orientations are offered in-person at the Visitor Information Station in Bartlett Cove daily:

• 9:00 AM – Boater Orientation

• 10:00 AM – Backcountry Orientation

• 12:00 PM – Boater Orientation

• 2:30 PM – Backcountry Orientation

• 4:00 PM – Boater Orientation

For more information and to download your permit, visit the camping webpage.

Send permits to [e-mail]

 

Duration:

16 minutes

A Backcountry Guide to Glacier Bay. You have come seeking solitude and natural beauty, but you are also engaged in a partnership with this extraordinary place. A partnership to protect and sustain the bounty and beauty of Glacier Bay.

 

Learn About Tides in Glacier Bay

Knowing how the tides work in Glacier Bay is not only essential safety information, it can make-or-break your ability to travel to certain areas in the Bay. Tidal rips and whirlpools can be present in certain areas of the Bay. Be prepared! Tides can shift up to 22 vertical feet in a single day in Glacier Bay, which means a lot of water rushing in and out of the bay, creating fast and sometimes dangerous currents. It also means that large stretches of land may become inundated with seawater in places that appear "dry" during low or mid-tide.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 22 seconds

Learn about tides and currents. Knowing these conditions is a matter of critical safety when traveling the remote waters of Glacier Bay. Boaters can utilize tidal and water current knowledge to aid their boating experience throughout the Bay.