Glacier National Park info
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Topic: Glacier National Park info
Posted By: bos
Subject: Glacier National Park info
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 3:23pm
| Am planning a trip to Glacier in September 2014, looking for campground recommendations, trail recommendations, restaurants, 'must see/must do' info, etc. Is our first trip, hope to spend the 2nd full week of Sept. in the area, probably camp on east side. |
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Posted By: GlennZippy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 4:35pm
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We went to glacier a couple of years ago for part of a road trip. We stayed on the east side as well. Beautiful area for sure. The only hike we did in the area was at the summit (Hidden Lake). It's pretty well-traveled but leads out to a beautiful overlook and we saw lots of wildlife. It's a rare hike that is pretty much all above tree-line. The summit area is beautiful and there was a really interesting area (Sunrift Gorge if I recall) with an interesting creek through a crack in the rock. I did ride my bike down from the pass as well! My wife drove me to the top and the WEEEEEeeeeee!!!! We stayed at St. Mary's campground and at Rising Sun. We preferred Rising Sun (we're tent campers), but St. Mary's might be better for an R-Pod. The sites are a great deal more open. We tend to cook for ourselves, so no great insight there. Truthfully, there's not a ton of options on the east side. The second week of Sept will for sure get you some cold weather so plan accordingly. ------------- 2010 R-Pod 152 |
Posted By: bos
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 7:44pm
| Thanks for the info., and how cool is mid September there? Will I need to drain my pipes (on the rpod...) to keep from freezing? Just looking for some info-- |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2014 at 10:00pm
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It can definitely get cold enough to freeze the plumbing in mid September. Not a sure thing, but a pretty good bet. We tent camped at Rising Sun a year ago last September right after Labor Day. Just in case you don't know, no trailers are allowed on Going to the Sun Rd. Actually, they aren't specifically restricted but vehicles or vehicle combinations over 21 feet, including bumpers are not allowed. Do the math. Check before going about road closures and other travel restrictions. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: sammycamper
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2014 at 5:18pm
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We camped in Glacier back in the mid-90's, so it's been too long for me to offer any specific recommendations except: GO! It rained every day we were there, but that trip stands out as our family's all-time favorite. Glacier is just heart-stoppingly beautiful in every direction that you look. The warnings about brown bears kept things interesting, and the park staff was just awesome. Our daughters were about 5 and 10 years old at the time, but their mother and I were just as entertained by the park rangers' nightly campfire talks as the kids were. Going-to-the-sun Highway is breathtaking at every turn, and it has buzzillions of turns. The buildings in the park are gorgeous inside and out.
I don't know the name of the campground anymore, but we had an absolutely perfect site. It was a shallow-U situation that we were able to just pull into and unhook the camper. That left the back of our camper facing a field across the campground road, the the front of our camper faced the clearing of the site itself. The site was big, with a campfire pit and plenty of room for us to setup a big screen tent. Behind the site itself, there was nothing but forest. On a daily basis, we walked the path from our site through the woods and down a hill to a pristine mountain lake. I don't thing we ever saw another person on that walk for the nearly 2 weeks we were there. The park is so vast that it's hundreds of visitors on any given day can still have their privacy.
In spite of the intermittant but daily rain, I don't believe we've ever had any camping experience as fulfilling as Glacier.
Sam
------------- 2012 rPod 173 2008 Trailblazer 4WD V6 |
Posted By: Sandcamper
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2014 at 12:12pm
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We loved Glacier. Camped in Fish Creek campground in the national park. Dry camping with available showers and portable water. We had a nice wooded site and had no complaints. One of our favorite national parks. ------------- Keith & Harriet - 2013 R-POD 177-Nissan Pathfinder 
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Posted By: codycountry
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2014 at 1:31pm
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This campground is great, it's at east Glacier--lots of different sites to choose from in Sept----and be sure to try their fried chicken! http://www.johnsonsofstmary.com/ |
Posted By: bos
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2014 at 7:54pm
| Appreciate everyone's info--keep it coming. I hope to be there soon--bos |