Glacier National Park has implemented a new timed ticketed-entry system for private vehicles to enter Glacier National Park including accessing the historic scenic Going to the Sun Road. Everyone is required to have a National Parks Entrance Pass to enter any entrance of the park. You can purchase these in advance or when you arrive to the park. Depending on your stay dates with us, you will also need a reservation ticket to access some GNP entrances along with your Entrance pass.
To Reserve your ticket
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Glacier National Park Ticketing: 2025 GNP Tickets: Glacier National Park will once again implement a pilot vehicle reservation system in 2025, from June 13 to September 28, 2025, for the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. Visitors can begin making advance reservations on February 12, 2025. Reservations will be required from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. As in previous years, visitors may enter reservation areas without a reservation before or after reservation hours.
New in 2025, the park will be piloting timed entry reservations for the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. Visitors will enter the park according to the time block they have reserved and can remain in the park for as long as they like on the day of their reservation. Visitors who miss their reserved time block can enter after 3 p.m. Multiple time blocks will be available between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Additional information regarding time blocks will be announced in a separate press release.
West Entrance
One timed entry reservation per vehicle will be required to travel Going-to-the-Sun Road beyond the Apgar Village area from June 13 through September 28, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors can enter before 7 a.m. or after 3 p.m. without a vehicle reservation. Like previous years, visitors with lodging, camping, transportation, or commercial activity reservations can access their intended service within the Going-to-the-Sun Road reservation area with proof of their reservation. Only commercial reservations that originate beyond the Apgar vehicle reservation checkpoint and west of Logan Pass will provide entry in place of a vehicle reservation.
As a reminder, lodging, camping (including Fish Creek and Apgar campgrounds), and commercial activity reservations originating in Apgar will not provide access beyond the Apgar vehicle reservation check point. .
North Fork
One timed entry reservation per vehicle will be required at the Polebridge entrance station June 13 through September 28, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors can enter before 7 a.m. or after 3 p.m. without a vehicle reservation. A reservation is not required to access the community of Polebridge which is located outside the park entrance.
Two Medicine Valley and St. Mary
As in 2024, vehicle reservations will not be required to enter Two Medicine Valley or the St. Mary entrance to Going-to-the-Sun Road in 2025. Entry may be temporarily restricted at certain times of day (typically between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) when areas become too congested. Visitors with service reservations (e.g., boat tours, lodging, horseback ride, guided hikes) in these areas will be permitted entry during temporary restrictions.
Many Glacier Valley
As the park has previously announced, the Swiftcurrent area of Many Glacier Valley will be closed to public access during the summer of 2025 due to ongoing construction. The closure will greatly reduce the amount of available parking in Many Glacier Valley. The park is currently researching access alternatives for the valley in 2025. More information about 2025 visitor access options will be announced in a separate news release.
Vehicle reservations and entrance passes
Vehicle reservations will only be available on Recreation.gov, the Recreation.gov mobile app, or through the Recreation.gov Call Center (Reservation Line: 877-444-6777). Each of the specified areas of the park will require a separate reservation. Visitors will need to set up an account on Recreation.gov to obtain reservations. The only cost associated with booking a reservation is a $2 Recreation.gov processing fee.
Vehicle reservations will be available through two booking windows.
A portion of reservations will be available 120 days or approximately four months in advance, starting on February 12, 2025, at 8 a.m. MST on a rolling basis on Recreation.gov.
The remaining vehicle reservations will be available at 7 p.m. MDT for next-day entry starting on June 12, 2025.
In addition to a vehicle reservation, each vehicle entering the park is required to have an entrance pass for any entry point into the park. These passes could include any of the following: a $35 vehicle pass, good for seven days; a valid Interagency Annual/Lifetime Pass; or a Glacier National Park Annual Pass. A vehicle reservation does not include an entrance pass, and the park entrance pass does not serve as a vehicle reservation. Please see Glacier National Park webpage for updates regarding 2025 ticketing and access. Please visit Glacier National Park webpage for 2026 date releases and any changes to the 2025 reservation ticketing system. Updates for 2026 usually are annouced later in the 2025 year.
Please note: Should you not get a vehicle reservation ticket: You can still access park entrances before gates open for the day (7:00am) and after they close for the day (3:00pm) without a ticket. You can also access the East side of the park entrance with no vehicle reservation ticket. You can also hike or bike through any entrance without a ticket.
How to get your tickets: How to get your tickets: Important: Tickets go fast! Within minutes of them going for sale. Be ready to purchase. Please be logged in and ready to get your tickets in advance. This goes for the release date tickets and the 24 hour tickets.
You can learn more information on the Glacier National Park website about the ticketed entry, public transportation, park trail & road opening/closures. https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/gtsrticketedentry.htm
Please Note: These tickets do not guarantee you a parking spot at Logan’s pass or any public parking inside the park. Expect crowded parking and full lots at Logan’s pass and Avalanche Lake/Cedar of the Trails hike. You will want to plan for a very early or much later day if you wish to park at these locations.
Please note: The check station is located outside of Apgar Village on the West side of the park. This station will be checking for a Going to the Sun reservation ticket during the required reservation ticketing system time. Please make sure you have a Entrance pass and a reservation ticket to enter. You can access the entrances of the Going to the Sun Road before gates open for the day on the West side of the park and after they close for the day without a reservation ticket. You can also access the East side of the park entrance without a reservation ticket for the Going to the Sun road and Two Medicine area. Should you have an activity reservation inside the park with a horse company, boat or hiking company, you will be able to access the road for the day without a reservation ticket.
There is also a YouTube video that explains in detail how to reserve your ticket.