Two Medicine, Bowman roads open in Glacier
The sun sets along the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park April 20. Early visitation numbers indicate another busy year for the park. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier National Park this week opened the Two Medicine Road and Bowman Lake Road to motor vehicles for the season.
On Going-to-the-Sun Road, weekend hiking and biking access is restricted to Avalanche Creek on the west side due to bear activity beyond that point.
On the east side, visitors can hike and bike as far as Wild Goose Island, but no farther due to avalanche danger.
Plow crews have been working in the Big Bend area on the west side, which is about 3 miles from Logan Pass.
The road is open to vehicles as far as Rising Sun on the east side and Lake McDonald Lodge on the west side.
The Inside North Fork Road is open to Big Prairie and down to Logging Creek. It is closed between Logging and Camas Creek. The Many Glacier Road remains closed to motor vehicles, but is open to hiking and biking to the T intersection.
Temperatures Saturday will be in the 40s and 50s and a little warmer Sunday, with highs in the 50s and 60s. While it should be cloudy, the chance of rain is only 20%.