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 required in three areas: Going-to-the-Sun Road (coming from the west), the North Fork, and Many Glacier from 6 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 January 25, 2024.

• 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: May 24 - September 8.
• Reservations are required from 6am - 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 May 24 - September 8.

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

Many Glacier, 1-Day Vehicle Reservation

• Required from July 1 - September 8.
• Reservations only required from entering the park from 6am - 3pm.