There is a ranger station at Exit Glacier. Overcast and cool days are frequent in this maritime climate of abundant rain. September initiates the wet, stormy fall. A gravel road at mile 3.7 of the Seward Highway leads 9 miles to the Exit Glacier Ranger Station. The area offers exhibits on the glacier and Harding lcefield, interpretive programs, and hikes.
Rangers provide information daily in the summer.
A steeper trail continues across moraines and bedrock . Exit Glacier descends 2,500 feet over its nearly 3-mile length. Stay off the ice, the glacier is active, and calving ice is dangerous. The area beyond the warning signs is strictly off limits. Winter travel to Exit Glacier and the cabin is by cross-country ski, snowmobile, dogsled, or snowshoe.