⚠️ 1 active alert: 1 closure
🛣 Going-to-the-Sun Road
Glacier's iconic 50-mile road crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass (6,646 ft).
Typically open mid-June to mid-October. Timed entry required during peak season.
⚠️ 1 active road alert — check below.
🎟 Timed Entry Required
Timed entry permits required to drive Going-to-the-Sun Road (May 25–Sep 1, 6am–3pm). Book at recreation.gov.
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🐻 Bear Country — Grizzly bear + Black bear
Both grizzly and black bears are common throughout Glacier. Bear spray required on all backcountry trips.
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🚨 Active Alerts
1
Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park. On the east side, the road is open to Jackson Glacier Overlook. Travel on open sections of the road may change due to spr…
Details on NPS ↗
🛣 Road & Entrance Alerts
Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park. On the east side, the road is open to Jackson Glacier Overlook. Travel on open sections of the road may change due to spr…
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🥾 Signature Trails
Highline Trail
11.4 mi RT
Moderate
📍 Logan Pass (GTSR)
Grinnell Glacier
10.6 mi RT
Moderate
📍 Many Glacier
Hidden Lake Overlook
2.7 mi RT
Easy
📍 Logan Pass (GTSR)
Avalanche Lake
4.5 mi RT
Easy
📍 Avalanche Creek (GTSR)
Ptarmigan Tunnel
10.4 mi RT
Strenuous
📍 Many Glacier
Iceberg Lake
9.7 mi RT
Moderate
📍 Many Glacier
🚗 Entrances
Two Medicine (MT-49) Secondary
Many Glacier (MT-3) Secondary
Polebridge (Inside North Fork Rd) Remote
ℹ️ Visitor Centers 3
Apgar Visitor Center Closed / Seasonal
Apgar Visitor Center is located 2 miles east of the West Glacier entrance to the park. Rangers are on duty to assist wit…
Logan Pass Visitor Center Closed / Seasonal
The Logan Pass Visitor Center sits atop the Continental Divide at 6,646 feet. The visitor center houses exhibits on the…
St. Mary Visitor Center Closed / Seasonal
The St. Mary Visitor Center is located just inside the east entrance of the park near the community of St. Mary, Montana…
⛺ Campgrounds 13
Apgar Campground
194 sites
Apgar Campground is the largest campground in the park. It is situated in trees and provides tent and RV campers with shade and some privacy…
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Avalanche Campground
87 sites
Avalanche Campground is located in one of the most popular sections of Glacier National Park west of the Continental Divide. The campground…
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Bowman Lake
48 sites
Bowman Lake Campground is located in the North Fork area of Glacier National Park approximately 32.5 miles from the west entrance and 30 mil…
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Cut Bank
14 sites
The Cut Bank Campground is located on the east side of Glacier National Park and provides a sense of peace and quiet that may not be found i…
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Fish Creek
178 sites
Fish Creek is the second largest campground in the park and is one of the campgrounds in the park that takes reservations. Sites within the…
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Kintla Lake
13 sites
Kintla Lake Campground is Glacier National Park's most remote frontcountry and car camping campground. It is located in the uppermost northw…
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Logging Creek
7 sites
The Logging Creek Campground is one of the smaller campgrounds in Glacier and is located on the west side of the park, south of Polebridge.…
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Many Glacier Campground
109 sites
The campground at Many Glacier is one of the most popular campgrounds in Glacier National Park. The campground is situated within trees for…
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🏔 Adjacent Wilderness Areas
🏔 Bob Marshall Wilderness
1,009,356 acres
USFS — Flathead & Lewis and Clark National Forests
📅 Season: June–October (snow lingers at elevation through June)
- Chinese Wall — 22-mile escarpment, 1,000 ft vertical rise
- South Fork Flathead River — blue-ribbon trout fishery
- Largest roadless wilderness in lower 48 contiguous states
- Horsepacking and outfitter country — historic MT tradition
Trailhead access:
Holland Lake (Seeley-Swan)
Hwy 83 north of Seeley Lake
Benchmark (Augusta)
MT-21 west of Augusta
Gibson Reservoir
US-89 west of Choteau
🐻 Bear country — carry bear spray
USFS Info ↗
🏔 Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
943,626 acres
USFS — Gallatin, Shoshone, Custer National Forests
📅 Season: July–September (snowpack persists late)
- Granite Peak — Montana's highest summit (12,799 ft)
- Beartooth Plateau — largest high-altitude plateau in lower 48
- Beartooth Highway access (US-212) — America's most scenic highway
- World-class trout fishing: Yellowstone cutthroat, brook trout
Trailhead access:
Cooke City (via Beartooth Hwy)
US-212 from Red Lodge or Gardiner, MT
West Fork Rock Creek
Red Lodge, MT
East Rosebud
Roscoe, MT
🐻 Bear country — carry bear spray
USFS Info ↗
📰 Recent Park News 6
May 14, 2026
Glacier National Park Announces Gateway Community Meeting
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 14, 2026] – Glacier National Park will hold a Gateway Community meeting on Monday, May 18, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting…
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May 9, 2026
Missing Hiker and Bear Encounter Victim Identified
WEST GLACIER, Mont.– The body of a missing hiker has been recovered and identified as Anthony Pollio, a 33-year-old man from Davie, Florida. Pollio’s body was d…
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May 7, 2026
Remains of Missing Hiker Found
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – The body of a missing hiker was discovered by search and rescue crews at approximately 12 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, in Glacier National Pa…
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May 6, 2026
Search Underway in Glacier National Park For Missing Hiker
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 5, 2026] – Search efforts are underway in Glacier National Park for Anthony Pollio, a 33-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida who…
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Apr 17, 2026
Glacier National Park Reminds Visitors About 2026 Shuttle System and Logan Pass Access Changes
As the summer season approaches, Glacier National Park is reminding visitors about important changes taking effect for the 2026 season. These changes, first ann…
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Feb 18, 2026
Glacier National Park Announces 2026 Summer Operations
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [February 18, 2026] – Glacier National Park today announced it will pilot a ticketed shuttle system to Logan Pass in summer 2026, including…
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