Surrounded on three sides by the park, Gustavus is truly the gateway to Glacier Bay. Spend some time in this charming place and discover small town Alaska at its finest.
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THINGS TO DO in Glacier bayMost of the activities in the park are water-focused, with the most popular being boat tours, kayaking, river rafting, fishing, glacier viewing, and whale watching. Full-day boat tours travel about 130 miles through the park from Bartlett Cove to view wildlife and tidewater glaciers.
Glacier Bay collects many glaciers flowing from the tall surrounding mountains with abundant snowfall. As recently as 1750 a single glacier thousands of feet thick filled what is now a 65-mile long fjord. This glacial retreat has exposed a resilient land that hosts a succession of marine and terrestrial life.
This celestial phenomen that we call the Northern Lights is more likely to occur early in the season. And when it does, the pristine dark skies of Glacier provide a perfect backdrop. Anyone lucky enough to catch the Northern Lights in Glacier is instantly captivated.