Campground

Exit Glacier Campground

Details

Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, AK, 99664

Lat:60.1909682426

Lng:-149.618120248

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National Park Service

Last Updated: August 13, 2026

Campground Overview

Introduction

Exit Glacier has a 12-site, walk-in, tent-campground. Sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no reservations or camping fees. There is a fourteen-day stay limit. The campground frequently fills by early evening in July and August. A central food storage, cooking and dining shelter is provided. Cooking and/or storing food in campsites is prohibited. There is a pump for drinking water and pit toilets are available. Pets are not permitted in campsites.

Campsite Details

Reservable0

First Come First Serve12

Total Sites12

Group0

Horse0

Tent Only12

Electrical Hookups0

RV Only0

Walk/Boat To12

Other0

Operating Hours

There is one established campground located in the Exit Glacier area. It has 12 sites for tents, and is walk-in only. It is open year-round.

Weather

Summer daytime temperatures range from the mid 40s to the low 70s (Fahrenheit). Overcast and cool rainy days are frequent. Winter temperatures can range from the low 30s to -20. Exit Glacier area averages close to 200 inches of snowfall annually, but conditions vary greatly. Storms dumping several feet of snow are common, as are rainy mid-winter days with temperatures hovering in the mid-upper 30s.

Amenities

Toilets

Potable Water

Food Storage Lockers

Directions

The 12-site, tent-only campground is located just before the parking lot to the Exit Glacier Nature Center. Turn on to Herman Leirer Road (commonly called "Exit Glacier Road") at mile 3 of the Seward Highway - AK-9. Proceed 8 miles. The campground will be the first turn on the left, after crossing into the park, about 3/4 of a mile after the park's entrance sign. Google Map Coordinates: 60.1914453,-149.6193232

Rates & Fees

$0.00

No Campground Fee

There is no fee for camping.

Rules & Regulations

Fire/Stove Policy

Fires are limited to the steel fire rings at the campground cooking shelter and the picnic area. Cook stoves maybe used at the campground cooking shelter. No food is allowed at the individual campsites.

Regulations Overview

Campers must be in a designated site and are limited to a maximum of two tents and/or eight people per site. You may not sleep in a RV, camper or other vehicle in the campground parking area and overnight parking is not permitted in any other part of the Exit Glacier area. Backcountry camping is allowed throughout the park except within 500 feet of a public use cabin or within 1/8 mile of a road or trail at Exit Glacier.

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access
Campsites #1 and #12 are accessible to wheelchairs via wide, level access paths. The vault toilet is also accessible from the paved parking lot.
RV Allowed
No
RV Information
RVs not allowed.
RV Maximum Length
0
Trailer Maximum Length
0
ADA Information
Campsites #1 and #12 are both accessible with wide, level access paths.
Trailer Allowed
No
Access Roads
Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
Classifications
Limited Development Campground

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