Mjasp Posted May 14 #26 Share Posted May 14 On 4/7/2024 at 10:46 PM, Aquahound said: You got it made then. Just drive there and park. Parking is free and all the trails and views are free. Enjoy! 🙂 You can't just get off the ship and get a taxi at the pier to Mendenhall Glacier and just pay the entrance fee yourself and are there taxi's waiting at Mendenhall that can just take you back to the pier, so you can just stay as long as you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted May 14 #27 Share Posted May 14 28 minutes ago, Mjasp said: You can't just get off the ship and get a taxi at the pier to Mendenhall Glacier and just pay the entrance fee yourself and are there taxi's waiting at Mendenhall that can just take you back to the pier, so you can just stay as long as you like? Grabbing a taxi at the pier is usually pretty easy but not always from the glacier. However, it's still small town rules. Most taxi drivers will give you their phone # and allow you to call them when you are ready to leave the glacier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandis Posted May 15 #28 Share Posted May 15 We are renting a car for the day. How full does the parking lot get on cruise days? Is it better to go first thing in the morning or rather later in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted May 15 #29 Share Posted May 15 8 hours ago, Brandis said: We are renting a car for the day. How full does the parking lot get on cruise days? Is it better to go first thing in the morning or rather later in the day? The locals avoid the glacier when the cruise ships are in town and they are the ones who drive their cars there, so it’s usually pretty easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentle Traveler Posted May 15 #30 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2024 at 11:25 AM, dopey1200 said: Can you see the glacier from Nugget Falls? We're only going to have 90 minutes at the Mendenhall, but we're hoping to be able to walk to the falls. But I was under the impression that you can see the glacier from the falls. This was better answered by others who have been there. We live near Mt. Rainier and are familiar with seeing glaciers so put it second on our trip there. We thought we would still have time to at least get to the Photo point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaciers Posted May 16 #31 Share Posted May 16 15 hours ago, Brandis said: We are renting a car for the day. How full does the parking lot get on cruise days? Is it better to go first thing in the morning or rather later in the day? It is better to go first thing in the morning although if there is another ship in port before yours, you've lost the advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyluvs2cruise Posted June 2 #32 Share Posted June 2 On 5/14/2024 at 2:38 PM, Aquahound said: Grabbing a taxi at the pier is usually pretty easy but not always from the glacier. However, it's still small town rules. Most taxi drivers will give you their phone # and allow you to call them when you are ready to leave the glacier And, from what I'm reading, Taxi Drivers will charge for a Permit to go to Mendenhall as much as $17pp....and this is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango223 Posted June 4 #33 Share Posted June 4 How easy is it to get a taxi to take us to the Glacier Visitors Center? If we both have the National Park Pass, will we not able to get in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandis Posted June 4 #34 Share Posted June 4 As I understand it, they need a permit to even drop off or pick up fares at Mendenhall, the admission for the visitor center and the photo spots is separate and on top of that. No permit needed if you drive in your own car, just the admission ticket (or National Park pass, I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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