Located on the remote Kenai Peninsula, Kenai Fjords National Park is accessible mostly from sea. Wildlife in the ocean and along the shore is rich. Icefield hiking is challenging but rewarding. Don’t stay short on this stunning landscape.
Travel Tips
- Seward provides good private services exploring Kenai Fjords from both land and sea.
- Coastal Classic Train schedule from Anchorage to Seward is a great fit to the park land and/or boat tour
Exit Glacier from far
The Exit Glacier area of Kenai Fjords National Park is the most publicly accessible part of park and the only part accessible by road from the town of Seward. Since we are mostly seniors, we skip any strenuous trails. Besides, some are still seasickness off the cruise, we also pass boat tour. Exit Glacier is the remaining top option for us in the park. Trail is easy and you can walk very close to the glacier. The view is unforgettable. On our way back to Exit Glacier Nature Center, we saw two park rangers carrying an Exit Glacier ice rock back to the center. (give your biggest ovation to park rangers) Every senior can not wait to touch it, lift it and enjoy the cold with their big smile.
You can walk very close to Exit Glacier
How glacier ice tastes like?
I had a chat with fellow hikers on the walk, asking about boat tour they went. All answers were double thumbs up. Their boat steered close to admire humongous glaciers. On the sea, they spotted so many wildlife like humpback whales, killer whales, dolphins, seals, puffins, etc. At that moment, I so wished to have one more day in Seward enjoying sea trip. I will certainly go back again to finish remaining bucket list:
- hike the Harding Icefield Trail
- explore wildlife & the fjords on a boat tour
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