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Kenai Fjords National Park
Operating Hours & Seasons

Kenai Fjords National Park is open year-round; however, the Exit Glacier road is closed to cars for the winter months and much of the spring.  The Park's coastal backcountry is also inaccessible late fall through early spring due to rough seas.

 
Ranger helping a visitor at the Exit Glacier Nature Center
© Ron Niebrugge—www.wildnatureimages.com
Start your visit to Exit Glacier with a stop at the Nature Center - open daily in the summer months.

Visitor Centers:
The Kenai Fjords Information Center in Seward's small boat harbor is open daily during the summer season:

May 3 - May 16 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
May 17 - September 1 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
September 2 - September 27 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


The Exit Glacier Nature Center is also open daily in the summer months:

May 17 - September 1 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
September 2 - September 27 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Orca whales  

Did You Know?
There are 3 distinct types of Orca whale that roam the waters around Kenai Fjords National Park: residents that eat fish, transients that eat marine mammals, and less frequently viewed offshore orcas that stay in open water eating fish - including sharks.

Last Updated: May 15, 2008 at 18:26 EST