These are just a few of the over 100,000 glaciers in Alaska including two in Glacier Bay National Park; Marjorie Glacier & Lamplugh Glacier as well as Baird Glacier, Matanuska Glacier, Spencer Glacier and Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau.

Matanuska Glacier (valley glacier) is 27 miles long and up to 4 miles wide and is the largest glacier in the United States that is accessible by car. It advances at about 1 foot per day. It’s just a short 10 minute walk from the parking lot. Margerie Glacier (tide water Glacier) 21 miles long, about 1 mile wide and 250 feet high is one of the most popular glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and the most frequented by cruise ships in the park.