Articles with the Tag: Glacier National Park

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park is beginning civic engagement for proposed water and wastewater system improvements at the St. Mary, Two Medicine, Logan Pass, Lake McDonald Lodge, and Many Glacier Hotel developed areas, and at Granite Park Chalet. Existing wate...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER -  Glacier National Park is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) for the park’s proposed Fire Management Plan (FMP). The EA is available for public review and comment until March 12 online at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/FMP2...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park reminds visitors that 120-day advance timed entry vehicle reservations become available on Recreation.gov starting Feb. 13, 2025, at 8 a.m. MT.  This is a correction from a previous announcement that stated reservations would ...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER - Recently, park officials announced that due to extremely limited parking during construction in the Swiftcurrent area, the park will restrict personal vehicle access into Many Glacier and provide a temporary shuttle service for hikers to access Many Glacier...

News from the National Park Service WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park will once again implement a pilot vehicle reservation system in 2025, from June 13 to Sept. 28, 2025, for the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. Visitors can begin making advance reservations on Feb. 12, 2...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — A section of Highline Trail in Glacier National Park remains closed from Haystack Butte to Granite Park Chalet after a visitor’s encounter with a bear on the morning of September 19. The trail will reopen once park rangers patrolling the area ca...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER – Glacier National Park will host its annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. near Lake McDonald Lodge. The event will be held at the Golden Eagle interpretative sign near Jammer Joe’s parking lot, beginn...

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park rangers closed a section of Highline Trail this morning from Haystack Butte to Granite Park Chalet due to a visitor’s encounter with a bear. The species of bear is still under investigation. The closure will remain in place...

News from the National Park Service WEST GLACIER – A new National Park Service report shows that 2,933,616 visitors to Glacier National Park in 2023 spent $372,129,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 5,725 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local econo...

News form Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park would like to remind visitors that Sept. 8, 2024, was the last day vehicle reservations were required. This includes reservations for Going-to-the-Sun Road via the West Entrance, the North Fork, and Many Glacier. Based on obse...