Camper Dropoffs and Pickups

2020 Update:

Dear Visitors: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Glacier Bay and many of its partners have had to alter or cancel services for the 2020 season. Please look here for a short list of services offered, altered or unavailable this summer.

The Glacier Bay day boat (operated by Glacier Bay Lodge/ARAMARK) will not be in service for the 2020 summer season. We apologize for the inconvenience. Refer to this page with a list of commercial boat operators in the park.

 

Daily tour boat dropping off kayakers in the Glacier Bay backcountry.

 

During the summer months, kayakers/campers can arrange with Glacier Bay Lodge to be dropped off and/or picked up by the daily tour boat at two designated drop-off locations in the bay. There are two drop-offs per day, one in the West Arm and one near the entrance to the East Arm.

To minimize human impacts, the specific locations are changed regularly.

Summer 2020 Schedule:
The tour vessel does two scheduled drop-offs each day; East Arm entrance in the morning, West Arm in the afternoon. Check with the Visitor Information Station [phone] for approximate pick up/drop-off times. The selected drop-off locations will change mid-July.

The locations and schedule (subject to change) are:

• May 23 – July 15
  • Mt. Wright (East) & Scidmore (West)
• July 16 – September 7
  • Sebree Island (East) & Blue Mouse Cove (West), substituting with Ptarmigan Creek on Tuesdays (West)

Camper Drop-off and Pick-up Maps 2020
Plan your backcountry visit!

Maps depict approximate locations and the approved drop-off/pick-up schedule for the summer of 2019.