Exit Glacier Guided Hike & Gold Panning
Pair an Exit Glacier overlook hike with hands-on Alaska gold panning
Duration
4+ hours
Includes
Guide, trekking poles, gold pans
Highlights
Follow a guide to the Exit Glacier overlook in Kenai Fjords National Park, then pan for gold at a sheltered site near Clear Creek. Stay off the ice while learning about glacier landscapes and Alaska gold-mining history.
- Follow the Exit Glacier Overlook trail without stepping onto the glacier
- Pan pay dirt in a tarp-covered log structure with rustic water troughs
- Keep the gold flakes and semi-precious stones you find
- Learn about glaciers and Alaska gold-mining history from your guide
Itinerary
15 minutes - shuttle to Exit Glacier grounds (Kenai Fjords National Park) 2 hours - round trip hike to Exit Glacier Overlook Loop Trail 15 minutes - shuttle back to our office 1.5 hours - Gold panning activity on our premises
What's Included
- Guided hike
- Trekking poles
- Gold pans
- Gold specimen vials and stone containers
- Courtesy shuttle from the Seward city area
Important details
- Arrive on time for your scheduled 8:00 am or 2:00 pm check-in
- Ages 10+ only; children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
- Bring water-resistant or waterproof hiking shoes, warm socks, synthetic activewear, and rain gear
- Requires hiking on partially paved and undeveloped trail, including gravel and a slightly steep rocky slope that may be slippery
- Not accessible for limited mobility
- Sign an assumption-of-risk waiver before participating
- Disclose medical or physical conditions and known medication, plant, or insect allergies for everyone in your party
- A valid credit card is required to secure your reservation
- A $6 Kenai Fjords National Park fee per person is not included in the listed price and is added during booking
Cancellation Policy
Cancel 8+ days before departure for a full refund; 3–7 days before departure for a 50% refund. Cancellations within 48 hours, no-shows, and cancellations after the activity starts are nonrefundable. Trips run rain or shine. Full refund if the operator cancels due to weather.
Product ID: H7DVVC
FAQs
No. You hike to the Exit Glacier overlook without stepping onto the ice.
No. You pan for gold under a tarp-covered log structure using rustic water troughs, so you do not need to enter the creek.
Dress in layers and wear water-resistant or waterproof hiking shoes with warm socks. Bring synthetic activewear, rain jacket and rain pants (if you have them), plus binoculars and a camera.
Meeting details
31872 Herman Leirer Road, Seward, AK 99664
Related locations
Kenai Fjords National Park
Admission includedStanding at the edge of Kenai Fjords National Park, you hear the deep crack of calving ice before you see it. Massive walls of blue-white glacier meet the cold Pacific, and the air carries the salt of the Gulf of Alaska. Kenai Fjords National Park draws you into a landscape where ice age conditions persist today, shaping every rocky shoreline and fog-draped inlet.
