Visiting Glacier? Here are our recommended activities, restaurants and must-do’s!
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Glacier National Park has it all – stunning vistas, craggy peaks with glacially carved valleys, mountain wildflowers and alpine animals, cascading waterfalls and rushing rivers. There are many ways to soak up every detail that makes Glacier so special. Here are a few of our favorite ways to experience the area.
OUR FAVORITE WAYS TO TOUR GLACIER
- RED BUS TOURS on Going to the Sun Road, Many Glacier Valley, St. Mary and Marias Pass
- *reserve early 1.855.733.4522
- SCENIC RAFT, WHITEWATER RAFT, FISHING BOAT on Middle Fork or North Fork of Flathead River, or lower McDonald Creek
- Montana Raft Company
- Wild River Adventures
- Glacier Raft Company
- Great Northern Raft Company
- kayak rentals
- SUP rentals
- HISTORIC WOODEN BOAT LAKE TOURS with Glacier Park Boat Company
- HORSE BACK TOURS with Swan Mountain Outfitters, 406.387.4405 all horse trips in and around Glacier – corrals located in Lake McDonald, Apgar, Many Glacier, and West Glacier
- GUIDED HIKING & BIKING TOURS with Glacier Wilderness Guides
- GUIDED WINTER SNOWSHOEING, CROSS COUNTRY SKI TOURS with Glacier Adventure Guides
- SNOWMOBILE TOURS & RENTALS with Swan Mountain Snowmobiling
HIKES IN GLACIER WE LOVE TO EXPLORE
Below are our recommendations inside GNP. There are many trails outside GNP too. Please reach out to us for our recommendations regarding these areas.
- West Entrance Going to the Sun Road: Avalanche Lake, Apgar Lookout, McDonald Falls trail, and Snyder Lakes
- Camas Road Entrance: Huckleberry Lookout, Bowman Lake, Kintla Lake
- Two Medicine Area: Two Medicine Lake, Rockwell Falls, Apistoki Falls, Dawson-Pitamakin Pass, Scenic Point
- Logan Pass Area: Virginia Falls, Highline Trail, Hidden Lake Trail, Piegan Pass, Siyeh Pass
- Many Glacier Area: Red rock Falls, Iceberg Lake, Grinnell Glacier, Swiftcurrent Pass, Ptarmigan Tunnel, Cracker Lake
- WINTER: cross country ski or snowshoe on many of the snow covered roads and trails, including Camas Road, Fish Creek and Going to the Sun Road.
OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES
- Whitefish Mountain Resort – year-round mountain activities including skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, Zip lines, chair lifts, mountain biking.
- Glacier Highline: Aerial Adventure Park, Coram
- Glacier Outfitters – Boat rentals in Apgar Village, paddle boards, kayaks, bikes, fishing and hiking gear
- Far West – Boat Tours of Flathead Lake
AREA CAR RENTALS
- Dollar Rent-A-Car, 406-892-0009, Airport arrivals in Kalispell / Columbia Falls
GLACIER PARK WEDDINGS & ELOPEMENTS
AREA RESTAURANTS & DINING
- WEST GLACIER- Summer only
- Belton Chalet
- Wandering Gringo Taco Truck
- Glacier Highland
- West Glacier KOA
- WHITEFISH
- Tupelo Grill
- Whitefish Lake Golf Course Restaurant
- Wasabi
- Ciao Mambo
- Last Chair Kitchen & Bar
- Loula’s Cafe
- Buffalo Cafe
- Abruzzo Southern Italian
- Sweet Peaks Ice Cream
- COLUMBIA FALLS
- Montana Coffee Traders
- Three Forks Grille
- Backslope Brewing
- Northfork Pizza
- Backroom
- Gunsight Bar & Grill
- KALISPELL
- Desoto Grill
- Bonelli’s Bistro
- Hops
- Blue Samurai
- NORTH FORK AREA
- Polebridge Mercantile & Food Truck
- Northern Lights Saloon
- EAST GLACIER
- Serrano’s Mexican Restaurant
- Glacier Park Lodge