Glacier National Park guides
12 in-depth guides to Glacier National Park, in reading order: what to see, how to get around, and what to know before you go. Back to the Glacier National Park overview.
Going-to-the-Sun Road: The Park's Scenic Highway
Going-to-the-Sun Road runs for 50 miles through the center of Glacier National Park, climbing high into the mountains and crossing the Continental Divide.
Two Climates Clash at the Continental Divide
Glacier straddles the Continental Divide, a line that splits the park into two very different climate zones.
Logan Pass, Hidden Lake and Mountain Goats
Logan Pass sits on the Continental Divide at 6,646 feet, the highest point on Going-to-the-Sun Road and the highest spot in Glacier you can reach by car.
Lake McDonald: The Park's Largest Lake
Lake McDonald runs ten miles end to end and reaches almost 500 feet at its deepest point, making it the largest lake in Glacier National Park.
Hiking the Highline Trail
The Highline Trail runs 11.6 miles between Logan Pass and The Loop, and many hikers consider it the signature day hike in Glacier National Park.
Glaciers and Climate Change
The jagged peaks of Glacier National Park owe their shape to ice. During the last ice age, enormous glaciers ground through these mountains, and most of that ice has vanished over roughly the past 12,000 years.
Grizzlies, Lynx and an Intact Ecosystem
More than a thousand grizzly bears roam the region around Glacier, and black bears live here too.
Blackfeet, Salish and Kootenai Homelands
Glacier's Native America Speaks program puts visitors in front of members of the Blackfeet Nation and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, who speak from personal knowledge about their own history and culture.
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Glacier National Park borders Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, and together the two are known as the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
Many Glacier: Grinnell Glacier and Iceberg Lake
Grinnell Glacier is one of the most reachable glaciers in the park, and its trail in the Many Glacier area brings you up close.
Two Medicine: Off the Beaten Path
Two Medicine draws far fewer visitors than Going-to-the-Sun Road or Many Glacier, so its trails and shoreline tend to feel calm and remote.
Riding the Red Jammers: 1930s Tour Buses
Glacier's bright red tour buses are restored 1930s coaches built by the White Motor Company, and they have been carrying visitors through the park long enough to earn a title: the oldest tour fleet in the world that has never stopped running.
