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No road connects Glacier Bay at Glacier Bay: what applies in 2026?
Direct answer
No road connects Glacier Bay to the highway system — arrive by plane or boat
Exact conditions
- Status
- Not required; the stated access rule still applies
- Applies to
- all visitors
- Effective dates
- January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
- Release model
- unpublished
Exceptions and limits
- Alaska Airlines jet service from Juneau to Gustavus operates in the summer season.
- Alaska Seaplanes runs multiple daily flights to Gustavus from Juneau.
- The Alaska state ferry typically stops in Gustavus twice weekly from Juneau in summer.
- Entire park; the developed area is Bartlett Cove, reached via the town of Gustavus
Official source
National Park Service · reviewed August 27, 2026
"Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve lies west of Juneau, AK and can only be reached by plane or boat."
Directions - Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve