Tour Guide to Glacier Bay

 

Welcome to Glacier Bay!

This web page is your virtual tour guide to Glacier Bay.
The official NPS App features content hand picked by Glacier Bay Park Rangers to guide your experience in the bay- follow a virtual boat tour of Glacier Bay with the app's built in map, take a tour of South Marble Island's birds, and explore even more on your mobile device. Make sure to download Glacier Bay's page for offline usage.
The Fairweather Newsletter contains updates and general visitor information about the park.
Videos featuring Park Rangers are featured on this page, the majority of which were created in 2020 and 2021 to offer Ranger Programs on video, even when we can't see our visitors face to face.

Preparing for your visit - Downloadable programming:

• The NPS app features an option to download a park's info for offline use, make sure to open the app and download Glacier Bay before your visit
• Download the Fairweather Newsletter
• Download and print the Glacier Bay visitor stamp!
• Select video programs have download links in each video player.

 

Navigate to nps.gov and scroll down to see download links for the NPS app

 

1. The Official NPS Mobile App

Download the App Here

Available for iOS and Android phones.
Once you open the app, navigate to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Press the toggle/download marked 'Save this park for offline use', that way you can enjoy Glacier Bay in the app even when not connected to the internet!

 

Be sure to download Glacier Bay's content within the app!

Download Glacier Bay for offline use

Once you download the app and open it on your mobile device, navigate to Glacier Bay by searching within the app.

Once you reach Glacier Bay's page, click the checkbox, "Park is saved for offline use" to download Glacier Bay's places, tours and more, to utilize when your phone is offline.

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2. Fairweather Visitor Guide

The Fairweather Newsletter contains news, trip planning info, maps, and more!

The Fairweather Visitor Guide (7mb PDF download)

 

3. Virtual Ranger Programs

View or download the videos below, with topics and presentations hand-picked and produced by Glacier Bay National Park Rangers.

 

Duration:

4 minutes, 54 seconds

Everyone is welcome to Xunaa Shuká Hít, the Huna Ancestors' House, a gathering place where tribal members, park visitors, and the National Park Service are inspired to learn about and preserve Łingít history, culture, life ways, and traditions.

 

Duration:

2 minutes, 11 seconds

Join Ranger Steve near the entrance to Glacier Bay in a location known as Sitakaday Narrows. Here, water is funneled in and out of Glacier Bay with the tides each day, creating a productive habitat for wildlife.

 

Duration:

7 minutes, 51 seconds

Join Ranger Bekah on a trip up Glacier Bay! Depart from Bartlett Cove at the southern end of Glacier Bay National Park, head north into Glacier Bay itself. What sights await you on a typical one-day boat tour of the Bay? Watch to find out!

 

Duration:

7 minutes, 47 seconds

Join Ranger Steve as we show you a glimpse of South Marble Island in May of 2020. Many seasonal and migratory animals show up to South Marble Island each May. Learn the wildlife of the island with a Park Ranger!

 

Duration:

15 minutes

April 2020 Virtual Tidepooling Program - Join Rangers Steve and Emma on an exploration of Bartlett Cove's intertidal zone.

 

 

Duration:

2 minutes, 23 seconds

Break through your boundary layer with Ranger Bekah!

 

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Click image or select 'save as' to download image. Original size approximately 4x5", print four of these stamp pads per 8.5x11" page.

NPS Illustration

Stamp your visit!

Show off your visit to Glacier Bay with a printable stamp! Download and print the Glacier Bay visitor stamp, and if you wish, download the stamp pad to the right(optional).

Glacier Bay National Park Visitor Stamp

*You may need to resize this stamp when printing at home.