Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area

Glacier Juneau, Alaska, United States

What to expect

Mendenhall Glacier is a 13.6-mile-long mountain glacier in the Mendenhall Valley, located about 12 miles from downtown Juneau in Alaska. The glacier and surrounding landscape are protected as part of the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Mendenhall Glacier, the first glacier we ever saw, and saw it again seven years later. We hiked the .3 mile Photo Point Trail and visited the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center

Highlights: My kids enjoyed seeing this glacier and is one of their favorite memories of Alaska ✨