By the Numbers

19,000  

Number of visitors in 1919

1.7 million

Number of visitors in 1999

3.09 million

Number of visitors in 2021

In 2023, a vehicle reservation is required for four areas of the park: Going-to-the-Sun Road, the North Fork, Two Medicine, and Many Glacier. Each location has unique details and requires a separate reservation.
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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Know Before You Go

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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