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Kenai Fjords National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

United States national park in Alaska

About Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park is a geological wonderland where glaciers and ice caps meet the ocean. Comprising an edge of the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska near the town ofSeward, the park is home to the Harding Icefield, one of the four major ice caps in the United States. The Icefield, which covers more than half of the national park's more than700,000 acres (280,000 hectares), has carved long, steep-sided water valleys, called "fjords", forming the perfect habitat and aquatic environment for a wide array of marine wildlife. These plankton-rich waters are natural feeding grounds for whales on their long migrations north and south. Above sea level, the chiseledfjordsreach toward the sky, home to millions of migratory birds. The Harding Icefield and other topographic relics found i

Top Attractions in Kenai Fjords National Park

Explore the best things to see and do in Kenai Fjords National Park:

  • Exit Glacier Nature Center
  • Harding Icefield Trail
  • Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center

Where to Stay in Kenai Fjords National Park

  • 🏨Exit Glacier Campground
  • 🏨Fjords Glacier Lodge

Kenai Fjords National Park Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including:

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