Comprehensive Guide Collection for Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska

Glaciated wilderness where the Harding Icefield meets the sea along Alaska's Kenai Peninsula

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park preserves a remarkable convergence of ice, mountain, and ocean ecosystems on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The park's namesake reflects its most distinctive landscape feature: the numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down from the Harding Icefield, creating deep glacial valleys that have been submerged by rising sea levels and land subsidence. The Harding Icefield itself is one of the largest ice fields in the United States, a remnant of continental glaciation that continues to shape the landscape through its outflowing glaciers. The park encompasses a narrow band of coastal land between the mountains and the sea, a transition zone where temperate rainforests meet glacial outwash and tidal waters. This geographic position creates remarkable biodiversity, supporting both terrestrial species adapted to the rugged terrain and marine mammals that inhabit the productive coastal waters. The park's accessibility sets it apart among Alaska's wilderness parks, offering visitors multiple ways to experience the glacial landscape, from the roadside view at Exit Glacier to boat tours into the remote fjords and flights landing on the icefield itself.