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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
127 miles (204 km) S of
Anchorage. Transport map B4.
* 3,000. n Mile 2, Seward Hwy;
224-8051. _ Mount Marathon
Race (Jul 4), Seward Silver Salmon
Derby (mid-Aug). ∑ seward.com
Transport
~ £ @ g

} Exit Glacier
8 miles (13 km) W of Seward on Exit
Glacier/Herman Leirer Rd. n 422-
0500. & 8 7 limited.  
Visitors exploring the magnificent Exit Glacier ∑ nps.gov/kefj
The impressive Exit Glacier,
history of the Resurrection Bay Caines Head, as well as a 2,500 ft (762 m) high and
area, from pre-Russian contact dock at North Beach and 3 miles (5 km) long, is the only
to the 1964 Good Friday earth- a garrison at South Beach. part of Kenai Fjords National
quake. As well as the permanent The area still has ammunition Park that is accessi ble by road.
exhibition, rotating temporary stor age bunkers and gun Pouring down from Harding
displays focus on interesting emplace ments used to guard Icefield, it is the most readily
aspects of social history, such the port and Resurrection accessible walk-up glacier
as a collection of items from the Bay when Alaska’s Aleutian in Alaska. From the seasonal
Brown & Hawkins store, in bus- Islands were attacked by visitors’ center at the end of
iness here from 1904 to 2013. Japanese forces. the road, a short wheelchair-
The shale-covered beaches accessible trail leads to a hiking
 Alaska SeaLife Center are ideal for anglers, and sea route across the rocky terminal
See pp104–5. kayakers will enjoy paddling moraines to the glacier face. The
here. Hiking is also possible, ener getic can hike the steep
O Caines Head State but the 3-mile (5-km) walk 4-mile (6-km) Harding Icefield
Recreation Area from Tonsina Point is possible Trail up the western flank of
g water taxi from Seward. &  only at low tide, so hikers on Exit Glacier to the vast Harding
 ∑ alaskastateparks.org the return trip will probably Icefield. Camping is not per-
During World War II, the US need to camp overnight. Note mitted on the trail, but there
Army built Fort McGilvray on that the remains of the South is a public use cabin and free
the rocky headland known as Beach garrison are unstable. campground nearby.

Caines Head State S E CO ND AV EN U E Benny
Recreation Area
5 miles (8 km) Benson Memorial
T H I R D A V E N U E C S TR E E T VAN BUREN ST
Alaska Railroad Station
250 yards (225 m)
D S T RE E T
FO U R TH AVE NUE
STREET
S HARBOR
Exit Glacier
Kenai Fjords 8 miles (13 km)
Alaska SeaLife MADISON STREET MO N RO E S T REET National Park
B S TR E E T
A ST R E ET
Center JEFFERSON STREET FIF TH AV ENU E Information Center
Seward
ADAMS STREET
WA S HI NG TO N ST
Seward Waterfront
Community S I X T H A V E N U E
Library and Museum
R A ILWAY AVE N U E
B A L L A I N E B O U L E V A R D
Small
Boat
B i k e P a t h Harbo r
Sights at a Glance
1 Benny Benson Memorial Resurrection
2 Seward Waterfront Bay
3 Kenai Fjords National Park
Information Center
4 Seward Community Library
and Museum 0 meters 800
5 Alaska SeaLife Center 0 yards 800
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