160entry). Note that this fixes your date of entry -- if one is either too early
or too late one is baek to square one and has lost any benefit of early appli-
cation. Entry occurs when one crosses the line between Point Gustavus and
Point Carolus.Other regulations appIy to one's vessel in the park, and a pamphlet out-
lining them is sent with any communication from the Park Service. Briefly, one
is required to stay more than 1/4 mile from a whale, and to travel mid-channel
courses under lO knots in designated areas (presentIy from the entranee to
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Located on the east side of the bay and 4 miles from the entrance, this
cove is the main Park Serviee Ranger Office and Entry Station. A large lodge
is located here. The Park Service maintains a pier, small craft fIoats. and a
fuel float. Vessels over 30 feet must anchor aut and may use the floats on a
first come -- first serve basis for not more than 8 hours in every 48 hours.
Anchorage may be taken in the quadrant north to northeast of the pier in about
7 fathoms. Tour boats dock at the pier so allow for their passage. A seaplane
landing area marked by seasonal buoys, is northeast of the pier and anchoring
is prohibited there. Dinghies and skiffs can be moored at the rear of the
floats. Water i5 available at the floats but is 50 highly treated as to be
almost unsuitable to drink. Although no supplies are aVlilable there is a
garbage disposal station which is most useful since ther~ is no other refuse
collection depot in the park and it should not be left else~here in the park.
The Park Rangers provide information as to anchorages, ice conditions,
regu1ations. etc. Not alI area5 are open to traffico Far example, Marble
Islands are closed to foot traffic because of the sea birds. Other areas
someti~es have restrietions related to bears.Strong rips and tidai current5 oecur in the Narrows approaching Strawberry
Island. One may take either channel past ~illoughby Island, but the current
comes down both sides. Above Wil10ughby less current is evident.
Under certain conditions in sumrner. outf1ow winds of great velocity paur
out the inlets that lead from the mountain and glacier massifs on the west.
They ~hip up steep waves for varying distances downwind aeross Glacier Bay.
Such ~inds scream aut of Berg Bay, Geikie Inlet, Hugh ~iller Inlet, and Reid
Inlet. These winds cao make entering these inlets very difficult, and the
anchorages in or near them dangerous. Keep this in mind ~hen using these
inlets. Fog and mist are frequent in the colder parts of the Bay in late sum-
mero \rieather forecasts are8iven on VHF Ch. 16 at 10 a.m. by the Park Service.