All Glacier campgrounds open this weekend

Great summer weather predicted this weekend makes for a great time to come up and enjoy Glacier National Park.

All of the campgrounds are open and some have been filling in the late afternoon, so plan to arrive early to secure a site, according to a press release from Glacier Park.

Most services in the park are open. Sun Tours and the Red Buses are operating with modified routes until the full opening of Going-to-the-Sun Road over Logan Pass anticipated on Wednesday, July 13.

Until Logan Pass opens, vehicles may travel to Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park or Jackson Glacier Overlook, on the east side.

Hikers and bikers may travel beyond the vehicle gates. From Avalanche Creek, hikers and bikers can travel 11 miles to Bird Woman Falls Overlook. Some construction work is going on in that section.

On the east side of the park, hikers and bikers may travel another two miles to Siyeh Bend. 

The park’s free shuttle system on Going-to-the-Sun Road is in operation.

On the east side of the park, the shuttles travel between the St. Mary Visitor Center and Sun Point from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

On the west side of the park, shuttles operate between the Apgar Transit Center and The Loop from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Passengers must transfer to a different bus at Avalanche Creek to travel to The Loop.

Returning crowds at The Loop have been large, so people may want to go early in the day and return before late afternoon.

 With the extremely heavy lingering snowpack and the hot daytime weather, streams and creeks in Glacier are running very high and fast. Visitors should be cautious around water and remember that wet rocks are slippery.

Drowning in streams is the leading cause of fatalities in Glacier National Park. 

For updated road conditions and ideas for recreational opportunities, visit the Glacier website at www.nps.gov/glac.