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Exit Glacier Area Entrance Sign in Kenai Fjords National Park

Sight · Kenai Fjords National Park

Exit Glacier Area Entrance Sign

The marker for the park’s only road-accessible corner.

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Nearest trail
1.3 mi
Audio stories
7 nearby
  • #15 of 30 sights
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Harding Icefield Trail

Overview

About Exit Glacier Area Entrance Sign

Why stop

  • Exit Glacier gives the entrance sign a memorable backdrop.

Heads up

  • It is a brief arrival stop; the glacier trails are farther down the road.

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Where it is

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SightExit Glacier Area Entrance Sign60.19464, -149.59706
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Before you go

5 active Kenai Fjords alerts

  • ClosureHerman Leirer Road to Exit Glacier closed to carsMentions Herman Leirer Road, referenced in this guideHerman Leirer Road, the only road access into Kenai Fjords National Park, is currently closed to automobile traffic.Official details
  • ClosureExit Glacier canyon closure: sudden outburst-flood riskMentions Exit Glacier, referenced in this guideThe canyon from Exit Glacier’s toe to where Exit Creek opens into the Outwash Plain is closed; stay on designated park trails.Official details
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“You're nearing the Exit Glacier area, where the hike to the Harding Icefield begins. This is a full-day climb to a view across ice and snow pierced by dark mountain peaks.”

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More stories near here in the app

  • Exit Glacier Roadside Viewpoint
  • Exit Glacier Campground
  • An Orca Family’s Voice
  • Exit Glacier and the Nature Center
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  • Wildlife heatmapsfor Orca, Humpback Whale, Black Bear, and 13 more
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Guide

More about Exit Glacier Area Entrance Sign

The road gatewayThis roadside marker identifies the Exit Glacier Area, the only part of Kenai Fjords National…

This roadside marker identifies the Exit Glacier Area, the only part of Kenai Fjords National Park accessible by road. It marks the approach to the area, not Exit Glacier or its trailhead; both are farther along Herman Leirer Road.

Stop brieflyThe sign is a simple arrival landmark.

The sign is a simple arrival landmark. Its best photo includes Exit Glacier beyond the board, rather than cropping tightly to the sign. If you stop, pull fully clear of traffic and use a safe turnout.

Continue to the trailsHerman Leirer Road leaves the Seward Highway at mile 3 and runs 8.

Herman Leirer Road leaves the Seward Highway at mile 3 and runs 8.4 miles to the nature-center parking lot, where the area trails begin. Cars usually cannot use the road from late October to mid-May because of snow.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Kenai Fjords

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Orca31 sightingsOrcaMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapHumpback Whale47 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around noonSighting mapBlack Bear42 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapMoose41 sightingsMooseMost seen around 9 PMSighting mapSea Otter225 sightingsSea OtterMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapHorned Puffin59 sightingsHorned PuffinMost seen around 10 AMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kenai Fjords. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

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Trails nearby

ModerateGlacier Overlook Trail2.2 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.3 mi awayA rocky climb above the accessible lower loop to Exit Glacier.EasyGlacier View Loop Trail1 mi · 45 min · 1.3 mi awayAn accessible loop for a wide view across Exit Glacier's outwash plainChallengingTop of the Cliffs via Harding Icefield Trail4.6 mi · 5 hr · 1.6 mi awayA steep climb to the first wide views of Harding Icefield.ChallengingHarding Icefield Trail7.8 mi · 7 hr · 1.6 mi awayA steep climb earns a horizon of ice broken by nunataks.ChallengingMarmot Meadows via Harding Icefield Trail3 mi · 3.5 hr · 1.6 mi awayA steep three-mile climb to an Exit Glacier view from above.

More stops nearby

Scenic pullout · 0.4 mi awayExit Glacier Roadside ViewpointA quick roadside look across the outwash plain toward Exit Glacier.Campground · 0.8 mi awayExit Glacier CampgroundTwelve walk-in sites keep you close to Exit Glacier's trails.Lodging · 0.8 mi awayWillow Winter Public Use CabinA four-person winter cabin reached by a seven-mile approach.Visitor center · 1.3 mi awayExit Glacier Nature CenterRanger help, glacier views, and trails from an easy loop to Harding.Sight · 1.4 mi awayGlacier ViewA wheelchair-accessible loop ends at Exit Glacier's broad panorama.Sight · 1.5 mi awayExit Glacier Stone KioskA covered stop for climate exhibits and a circular photo project.Sight · 1.5 mi awayExit Glacier Outwash PlainMeltwater braids across a young plain where the forest is taking hold.Sight · 1.9 mi awayExit Glacier OverlookA close glacier view, marked by where its toe stood in 2005.

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