National Park Service
Near Seward, Alaska: Free, tent sites only, no RV pads. Open Mid-May through September. First-come, first-served · free.
National Park Service
Managing authority
Near Seward, Alaska
How much does camping at Exit Glacier Tent Campground (Kenai Fjords NP) cost, and when is it open?
Exit Glacier Tent Campground (Kenai Fjords NP) near Seward, Alaska (National Park Service) — camping fee Free, season Mid-May through September, RV size limit Tent-only. Reservations: First-come, first-served · free — book direct through the official channel.
The numbers
Fee range
Free
Season open
Mid-May through September
RV size limit
Tent-only
Reservation window
First-come, first-served · free
The insider read
12 walk-in tent sites — no RVs, no fees, free firewood from the ranger station. Bear lockers mandatory (electric fence around the loop). Closest legal car camp to the Harding Icefield trailhead; start hiking at 6am to beat the helicopter-tour noise window 10am-3pm.
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Near Seward
PrivateInsider tip · Resurrection Bay on one side, mountain wall on the other. The 'Marathon' loop fills first for the 4th-of-July weekend (Mount Marathon Race day). The full-hookup spots face east — sea-otters surface 6am within feet of your hookup post.
Near Homer
PrivateInsider tip · The Spit is a 4.5-mile gravel sandbar — sites at the very end face Kachemak Bay glaciers. Bald-eagle scrum 4-5pm when the cannery cleans tables; the city campground host kayak rentals at the Fishing Hole loop.
Near King Salmon (fly-in only)
NPSInsider tip · Bear-viewing camp — you book the campsite separately from the float-plane to King Salmon. Electric-fenced perimeter; mandatory bear-orientation school at arrival. July weekends fill in the first 90 seconds of the January 5 open — pre-fill your Recreation.gov profile and have card-on-file.
Near Gustavus
NPSInsider tip · Walk-in tent only, 33 sites under old-growth spruce. Free firewood, free permits, free orientation. Pair with the daily 7am day-cruise into the Inside Passage (separate ticket) — leave gear in your site and return to it that night.
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