Glacier National Park

Road Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Daily WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The east side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is open to vehicle access from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.  Drivers should drive cautiously and be aware of firefighting activities along the road due to the Reynolds Creek Fire...

Proposal to Replace the St. Mary Entrance Station and Install AIS Station WEST GLACIER, MT.  – Glacier National Park officials encourage public comment on a proposal to replace the St. Mary Entrance Station and install an aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection station...

Citizen Science Program Offers Opportunities to Monitor Invasive Plants WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park's Citizen Science Program announces two opportunities to help with early detection of invasive plants along park trails: a Noxious Weed Blitz on July 21 and an online training course for the Invasive Plants Citizen Science program...

Summer is prime time for human-bear encounters and Gregg Losinski with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and Idaho Fish and Game has tips for minimizing those encounters for hikers, campers and those who live in bear country. There is a lot of fishing to be done this summer too...

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park is preparing an environmental assessment for the management of the inside North Fork Road and encouraging public comment by August 3.  Public comments will help identify issues and alternatives to be considered and evaluated in the planning process...

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park continues its boat inspection and permit program this summer as part of an ongoing aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention program.  Westward expansion of zebra and quagga mussels, and other aquatic invasive species transported mainly on recreational watercraft, is driving regional water resource managers to adjust existing AIS prevention strategies...

BIGFORK—A popular annual fundraiser for Montana wildlife biologists who oversee the state’s grizzly bear and lion populations is scheduled for July 10 at Jack and Suzi Hanna’s farm near Bigfork.  Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation—formerly the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Foundation—organizes the yearly event in order to give state biologists the tools and personnel they need to, among other

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The Camas Creek Cutoff Road (Camas Road) has been listed as a place of statewide historic significance in the National Register of Historic Places. The Camas Road is a two-lane, asphalt-paved road located mostly within Glacier National Park...

The  Audience Awards and Montana Office of Tourism Real Montana competition now open for voting – awarding $40,000 to 142 1-minute videos about Montana   (Missoula, Mont.) – The Audience Awards has launched the Real Montana competition sponsored by The Montana Office of Tourism...

Applications Available for Teacher Workshop WEST GLACIER, MT. – Glacier National Park and the Glacier Institute are accepting applications for their third climate change teacher workshop to be held June 22-25 at the park. Middle and high school teachers from the local area and across the country are encouraged to apply...

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Entrance fees to Glacier National Park, as well as other units of the National Park Service, will be waived this President’s Day Weekend, Saturday, February 14 through Monday, February 16.    Visitors are encouraged to experience the park’s winter landscape...

New Boat Launch Fee and Campground Fee Included WEST GLACIER, MT. –Glacier National Park is requesting public comment on a proposal to increase the park’s entrance fees for the first time in nine years, implement a motorized boat launch fee, and increase the camping fee at the Many Glacier Campground.