Can you reserve a site at Exit Glacier Nature Center?

No. Exit Glacier Nature Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Exit Glacier Nature Center

Facility · Alaska ·

Managed by the National Park Service

Kenai Fjords National Park (National Park) · Open Access

382 ft
Elevation

The Exit Glacier Nature Center is the trailhead for all that the Exit Glacier area has to offer, including the Harding Icefield trail. The building includes exhibits about the Exit Glacier area, an Alaska Geographic bookstore, and park rangers to help answer questions about the area.

Getting there

Turn on to Herman Leirer Road (commonly called "Exit Glacier Road") at mile 3 of the Seward Highway - AK-9. Proceed 8.4 miles. The road will end at the parking lot for the nature center. Google Map Coordinates: 60.1782633,-149.6494389

60.18833, -149.63165 · 60°11'18.0"N 149°37'53.9"W

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Typical weather

Typically 67°F in Jul, down to 25°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	25	31	38	46	57	65	67	65	57	45	32	27
Low °F	7	11	14	24	31	38	43	40	35	25	15	10
Precip in	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Alaska Geographic at Exit Glacier Nature Center — Photo: NPS Photo/ K. Troutman · Recreation.gov

Talk with a Ranger — Photo: NPS Photo/ K. Troutman · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Exit Glacier Nature Center

Can you reserve a site at Exit Glacier Nature Center?: No. Exit Glacier Nature Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Exit Glacier Nature Center

Dale Clemens Cabin 7.5 mi · Campground · we watch it
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Upper Russian Lake Cabin 14.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Aspen Flats Cabin (Chugach National Forest, AK) 17.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Ptarmigan Creek 17.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Trail River Cabin 17.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Trail River 17.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
Crescent Saddle Cabin 18.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Exit Glacier Campground 0.5 mi · Facility
Resurrection River Cabin 4.8 mi · Campground
Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center 8.3 mi · Facility
Eastern Kenai Peninsula 16.6 mi · Facility

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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