Visiting Glacier National Park

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Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park preserves more than a million acres of forests, alpine meadows and lakes with habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal life.

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Know Before You Go

• Vehicle reservations will be for the Going-to-the-Sun Road (coming from the west) and the North Fork, from 7 am to 3 pm. Each location has unique details and requires a separate vehicle reservation.

• Each of the reservation systems will be available 120 days in advance and on a daily rolling basis, beginning February 12, 2025.

• A limited number of vehicle reservations will be released on a rolling basis at 8 am, 24-hours in advance (e.g., remaining vehicle reservations for July 1 are available on June 30).

Note: Visitors with reservations for lodging, camping, commercial tours, etc. in the reservation zones do not need a vehicle reservation for that area.

Find full details on Glacier’s travel planning page and visit recreation.gov to make reservations.

Going-to-the-Sun Road (West), 1-day vehicle reservations

• Required for vehicles entering through the West entrance: June 13 - September 28.
• Reservations are required from 7am - 3pm. Reservations are not required outside of those timeframes.
  

• There is a limited number of Going-to-the-Sun Road Corridor Vehicle Reservations available for each day.

• Reservations are not required for vehicles entering from the east side at St. Mary.

North Fork, 1-Day Vehicle Reservations

• Required from June 13 - September 28.

• Reservations only required for entering the park from 6am - 3pm.

Many Glacier update

The Swiftcurrent area of Many Glacier Valley will be closed to public access during the summer of 2025 due to ongoing construction. The closure will greatly reduce the amount of available parking in Many Glacier Valley. The park is currently researching access alternatives for 2025.