Glacier Bay Updates

Please see my Glacier Bay guidebook and annotated chart for details on trip preparation, campsites, and more. The following covers only recent changes and specific events, such as the annually-released tour boat drop-off schedule.

New 2025/2026 Info

Daily Tour Boat drop-offs are scheduled for 2026 as follows

May 23 - July 15: TBA.
July 16 - Sept 7: TBA.
See Volume 1 for details on pickups and drop-offs.

100 years!

This is the 100th anniversary year of the original Glacier Bay National Monument, established by President Calvin Coolidge on February 26, 1925.

No camper shower facility

The camper shower and laundry facility will not be completed until 2026 or 2027.

Wachusett Inlet campsites

A glacier outburst flood on June 22, 2025 scoured South Burroughs Creek and dumped thousands of trees into Wachusett Inlet. Some nearby campsites and beaches might be buried under logs.