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.

 

Frequently Asked Questions and Other Information

Additional information to help you prepare for a trip into Glacier Bay.

 

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.

 

4) Trip Planning and Hazards (available soon)


5) Wildlife Encounters (available soon)