There are no maintained trails, but sturdy backpacking will take you up along the waterway and over a low pass into Glacier Bay National Park. You will probably see no other humans in this seldom-visited Wilderness. Avalanche danger runs high in winter. Camping is unrestricted, campfires are difficult work due to persistent rain, and firearms are permitted. From Haines, AK, take a boat to the confluence of the Endicott River and Lynn Canal.
Storms often make the boating treacherous.
Travel about 2.5 miles by foot along the river to the eastern edge of the Wilderness. Small planes are sometimes able to land on a bar near the river's mouth. From Haines, AK, take a boat to the confluence of the Endicott River and Lynn Canal. Storms often make the boating treacherous. Travel about 2.5 miles by foot along the river to the eastern edge of the Wilderness.