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Visiting Glacier National Park

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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Each of the four reservation systems will have tickets available on the following rolling basis:
- 8am MT on February 1, for May 26 – June 30 visits
- 8am MT on March 1, for July 1-31 visits
- 8am MT on April 1, for August 1-31 visits
- 8am MT on May 1, for September 1-10 visits
- 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. do not need a vehicle reservation.
Find full details on Glacier’s travel planning page and visit recreation.gov to make reservations.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, 3-day vehicle reservations
- Required for vehicles entering through the West entrance: May 26 - September 10, 2023,
- Required for vehicles entering through the St. Mary entrance: July 1 - September 10, 2023
- Both entrances require reservations from 6am - 3 pm. 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.
North Fork One-Day Vehicle Reservations
Required from May 26 - September 10, 2023
Reservations only required for entering the park from 6 am to 3 pm.
Many Glacier One-Day Vehicle Reservation
- Required from July 1 - September 10, 2023
- Reservations only required from entering the park from 6am - 3pm
Two Medicine One-Day Vehicle Reservation
- Required from July 1 - September 10, 2023
- Reservations only required from entering the park from 6am - 3pm
Glacier Vehicle Reservation Area Map
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