 |
|
Did
you know 2010 is Glacier National Park's Centennial?
Check out the new dedicated web
site |
| |
Glacier Park Road Status
Glacier
Park Campground Status
Glacier Park Trail Status Reports |
Glacier National Park Map
Glacier Park Campground
Reservations
Historic Red Jammer Tours |
Glacier Park International Airport
Today's Glacier Weather Forecast
|
| |
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK NEWS:
Opening and Closing Dates
for Glacier National Park Campgrounds
(opens in new window)
Road Shuttle Now
Operating; North Fork Campgrounds Open Summer in
full swing; Inside North Fork Road re-opens;
Highline trail still closed
Glacier National Park’s free, optional
Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) shuttle service
began operating for the summer on Thursday, July
1 and continues operations through Labor Day,
Monday, September 6. This free, step-on
step-off, no frills shuttle provides an
alternative for visitors traveling the Sun Road
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to locations along the Sun
Road and Apgar Village. The last evening buses
depart Logan Pass for points east and west at 7
p.m. Started in July 2007, the Sun Road shuttle
system is part of Glacier’s program to reduce
vehicle traffic and minimize impacts on visitors
throughout the multi - year Sun Road
rehabilitation.
Visitors to Logan
Pass will find a newly relocated shuttle stop.
The shuttle stop has been moved away from the
main entrance to the Visitor Center to improve
traffic flow and safety for both vehicle and
pedestrian traffic. Benches have been added to
provide visitor comfort while waiting for the
shuttle. In 2009, 156,726 people utilized the
free shuttle to travel the Sun Road. Ridership
on the transit system increased by more than
50,000 compared to 2008.
The transit
service provides an alternative mode of
transportation for those who don’t mind leaving
their vehicles behind. This option is available
in addition to popular guided tours by Sun Tours
from a Blackfeet perspective (800-786-9220 or
406-226-9220 or
www.glaciersuntours.com) and aboard the
historic red buses with Glacier Park, Inc. (406-
892- 2525 or
www.glacierparkinc.com).
The
popular Highline trail is currently closed from
Logan Pass to the Haystack Butte saddle and is
projected to open for the season on the weekend
of July 10, conditions permitting. The Inside
North Fork Road has re-opened after minor road
repairs due to recent flooding. Logging Creek
and Quartz Creek campgrounds open Thursday, July
1. Only three of the seven camping sites at
Logging Creek are currently open due to
flooding. Granite Park Chalet is open, and
Sperry Chalet opens Wednesday, July 7. All other
park concessions are open.
Visitors
should plan for no more than a 40-minute
construction delay when traveling the entire
length of the Sun Road one way. Night work is
scheduled for Monday evening through Friday
morning from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on the west side
of the Continental Divide with no passage
allowed during the entire 10-hour nightshift.
The Sun Road on the east side of the Divide has
the same nighttime restrictions, but there is
one short, 15-minute window for passage through
the construction zone at 2 a.m. There is no
night work scheduled for Friday through Sunday
night.
With summer in full swing,
park visitors are reminded to be extremely
careful around bridges and rocks near water as
they are often wet and slippery both from water
as well as from algae and moss. Water-related
accidents are the number one cause of death in
Glacier National Park.
Rivers and streams
are running high and fast and logs and other
debris are often not visible. Boaters are
reminded to be prepared, wear required life
jackets, know your ability, have proper safety
gear on board and know how to use it. Hikers and
campers should take precautions while in bear
country and everyone is reminded that fireworks
are NOT allowed in Glacier National Park or
other public lands.
Current
road status is available at:
http://www.nps.gov/applications/glac/roadstatus/roadstatus.cfm.
Road conditions for Glacier National Park are
available by calling 511, the Montana Department
of Transportation Traveler Information System.
If a phone does not support 511, call
800-226-7623. Both numbers are toll-free. Select
“Glacier Park Tourist Information” (option # 5)
from the menu. For other park information, visit
Glacier’s Web site at
http://www.nps.gov/glac or call
406-888-7800.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
