One of the world’s best and most scenic national parks is the Glacier National Park located in Montana. Narrow passes, awesome wildlife, and very picturesque mountains paint the landscape as you approach Glacier. This is yet another paradise on earth.
Going-to-the-Sun road: This road lets you travel back in time. This road is the main access to the park. The road is closed most of the year due to bad weather.
The access is a two lane road going right through the Northern Montana. Going-to-the-sun presents some spectacular vistas of wildlife and Northern rockies to the visitors.
Things to do in Glacier:
Just like any other US national park, Glacier offers spectacular vistas, skiing, hiking, climbing, biking and horse back riding.
Glacier is basically a hiker’s park. There are plenty of trails to hike all over. It is advised that you should carry bear deterrents along with you. I know this is imperative from mixed personal experiences in the grizzly country.
This is the mecca for outdoor lovers and a heaven for people who like mountain living. For the less adventurous, there’s also well maintained camping sites all over the park.
Location:
Glacier National Park is approachable by car, by air, and by train. Nearest town to Glacier National Park is Great Falls, Montana (an extremely windy town from personal experience).
By car:
The US Highway 89 and US 2 approaches the park from both eastern and western sides. The longest drivable road in the park is the Going to the sun road.
By air:
The closest airport would be the Glacier Park International airport in Kalispell, Montana. Glacier National Park is also approachable from the airports in Missoula and Great falls.
By Train:
Amtrack runs services from East to West glacier. You can get a hold of them at call them at 406-892-2525 for more information.
Where Can you stay?
There’s plenty of inns, motels and hotels in Missoula. The park service also maintains cabins and they have well maintained campgrounds. If you have a RV, you can just park the RV alongside the road and crash in it. Although, there might be extra camping fees imposed if the ranger checks things out at some point.
Anyways, if you care for awesome country, good food and great adventure, make yourself at home in Glacier National Park in Northern Montana. You will witness nature at it’s best.
Image Credits: Park website and NYTimes
