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Planning Your Trip to Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park travel maps by region.There’s plenty to see and do in Glacier National Park, whether you’re going to be there for a few days or a few weeks. If you’re only there for a day, be sure to drive over Going-to-the-Sun Road. If you have a few more days, visit Many
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The Best of Glacier National Park in One Week
While Glacier adventures can fill a lifetime, you can taste the best of its wild side in a week. Camp throughout the park to carry your adventure from the sun waking you up to sunset with roasting marshmallows on a fire and even beyond with dark skies affording a star-filled night. If camping isn’
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Fishing in Glacier National Park
The North Fork of Flathead River attracts anglers looking for trout. Photo © Becky Lomax.
With 27,023 acres of lakes, 563 streams, and 22 species of fish, Glacier is a place where no angler should sit with a slack line. Only a scant 10 percent of park visitors fish, so those who do typically enjoy
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Hiking Essentials for Glacier National Park
Hiking in Glacier demands preparedness. Unpredictable, fast-changing weather can mutate a warm summer day into wintry conditions in hours. Different elevations vary in temperature, wind, and visibility: Sun on the shore of Two Medicine Lake may hide knock-over winds barreling over Dawson Pass six
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Discover West Glacier and Apgar
Sitting just two miles apart, the communities of West Glacier and Apgar span Glacier Park’s southwestern boundary—the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. While West Glacier sprouted up outside the park along the Great Northern Railway’s line, early trapper and logger homesteads dug in a foothold at
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Driving Tours of Glacier National Park's North Fork
Glacier National Park’s North Fork offers two driving tours, both of which are rugged and require a certain amount of preparedness. Of the two, the dirt Inside North Fork Road is the more taxing drive; while potholes and ruts are common on Outside North Fork Road, they’re nothing compa
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Going-to-the-Sun Road Driving Tips
Going-to-the-Sun Road isn’t Glacier’s toughest drive by far, but being prepared with snacks and water is key, as is slowing down to respect the terrain and making sure ahead of time your route is clear and open. For Glacier novices and veteran’s both, the following are our best t
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Discover Two Medicine & East Glacier in Glacier National Park
Quiet and removed, Glacier’s southeast corner harbors a less-traveled wonderland. It’s away from the harried corridor of Going-to-the-Sun Road with its endless line of cars. With no hotel in Two Medicine, you’ll find trails far less clogged on day hikes than at Many Glacier. Just because it sees f
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River Rafting in Glacier National Park
Two Wild and Scenic-designated rivers form the west and southwest boundaries of Glacier National Park. The Middle Fork and North Fork of the Flathead River offer scenery, wilderness, float sections, and white water. Together the rivers provide 219 miles of recreation. The rafting season runs May-S
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The Best of Glacier National Park in One Day
Hands down, the most stunning attraction is the 50-mile Going-to-the-Sun Road. A tour of the road over Logan Pass will give you a small taste of the park’s grandeur with waterfalls, hanging valleys, and sculpted peaks. Check the weather as conditions at Logan Pass can be very different from the va
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Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex
The largest wilderness area in Montana, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex straddles 1.5 million acres along 110 miles of the Continental Divide. It is home to a huge ungulate population of deer, elk, moose, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep. They feed predators like lynx, grizzlies, black bears,
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Explore Glacier's Backwoods: North Fork Valley
It’s remote. It’s wild. It’s not for everyone. The North Fork Valley defines rustic: Not rustic as in cute and comfortable, but really backwoods. No flush toilets, no electricity, and no cell-phone service. But for those who want to get away from the mayhem, it’s the place to go. A visit to the No
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Cross the Canadian Border to Waterton Lakes National Park
For such a small park, Waterton Lakes National Park packs a punch. It houses rare plants found nowhere else and a plethora of wildlife that rivals its large northern sisters of Banff and Jasper. It is at a nexus of major bird migration routes and weather systems. On the Continental Divide’s east s
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Glacier National Park's 10 Best Hikes
Glacier is a hiker’s park, with more than 700 miles of trails. Shuttles running July-Labor Day help accommodate point-to-point hiking over Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Apgar Lookout overlooks Lake McDonald andGlacier’s peaks. Photo © Becky Lomax.
Apgar Lookout
Located at Lake McDonald’
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Glacier National Park Kid-Friendly Trip Ideas
The trick with kids in Glacier is to be prepared on hikes and adventures. Take along layers to don in case the weather sours. Have kids, even little ones, carry their own packs—even if they only tote a snack. Bring water and food; places to fuel kids up are few and far between.
With dramatic lands
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Where to Go Around St. Mary and Many Glacier
On Glacier’s east side, mountains graze the sky and drop abruptly to wide-open grassland prairies. Below sheer cliffs, elk browse. Aspen leaves chatter in only a hint of breeze. From valley floors, a wild panorama of Glacier’s peaks runs across the western skyline, dominated by red sediments and m
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Flathead Valley Cycling in Glacier National Park
Oodles of two-lane highways and paved country lanes make long loops around Flathead Lake or short farmland tours for roadies, and there are many single-track and dirt-road choices for mountain bikers. For the best list of itineraries to suit your interests and abilities, check Glacier Cyclery’s we
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Destination Denver with Mindy Sink
1. How would you describe the spirit of the Mile-High City?
Youthful exuberance. Right now Denver is striving to be on the cutting edge of green practices and modern culture, to be a destination with a strong identity. That rugged, independent Western spirit that helped build the city just over 15
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My Favorite U.S. City: Boulder, CO
As with love, absence can make the heart grow fonder. I had to leave my hometown of Boulder, Colorado and mature quite a bit before I returned and could finally begin to appreciate all of its natural charms.
Boulder has a near-perfect mix of sophistication and a laid-back attitude, urban and rural
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The Best of Colorado Camping with Sarah Ryan
1. What campgrounds are Colorado’s best kept secrets?
This is a tough question because there are so many lovely campgrounds tucked away in valleys and forests that are rarely used! If you can get away from the Front Range for a weekend, you can definitely find a lightly-used campground that blows
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