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Glacier National Park

Your gateway to Glacier National Park—featuring in-depth coverage, community stories, and photo galleries that bring the landscape to life.

Updated 6 days, 13 hours ago

Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park

A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Glacier National Park hits brakes on vehicle reservation system

For the first time in years, summer visitors in 2026 will be able to drive personal vehicles into the Glacier National Park at any time of day without a reserv…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Higher fees for foreigners visiting national parks stokes tourism concerns

A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists

The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to ent…

Updated 6 months ago
Conservancy now supports 25% of Glacier National Park's budget

This year, the conservancy has pledged $4.39 million to the park, more than 25% of the annual $16 million National Park Service budget.

Updated 6 months, 1 week ago
Shutdown caps off year of exhaustion, confusion for federal workers

When Sarah Tidwell learned she was losing her job with the U.S. Forest Service, her first reaction was grief. Her second was confusion.

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Retired center's director spent career sharing science of Glacier Park

You could say that Tara Carolin’s career in Glacier National Park was one of service to science and discovery.

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Social media's negative impacts on Glacier highlighted by outdoor summit speakers

As Two Bear Air Rescue’s helicopter hovered close to a steep cliff in Glacier National Park to recover the body of a man who had fallen to his death in July, n…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Annual Northern Rockies Snow and Avalanche Workshop is Nov. 8

The Flathead Avalanche Center announces the 15th Annual Northern Rockies Snow and Avalanche Workshop (NRSAW) to be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Whitefish Pe…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
A challenging route up Glacier's Mount Saint Nicholas

Sheer, foreboding, and guarded by an uncompromising bushwhack, Mount Saint Nicholas is the epitome of Glacier Park alpinism. Driving east along Highway 2, Moun…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The grunt to Fifty Mountain is worth it

It was barely light enough to take a photo as I strapped on my pack and peered into the brush. At first, I saw a cow moose in the brush and then what was reall…

Updated 6 months, 4 weeks ago
NW Montana Outdoors: Big game hunting forecast, giant Gus, Glacier Park peak

Our quarterly Outdoors Magazine visits a 154-foot Larch, encounters a ruffed grouse, and explores a coveted campsite.

Updated 7 months ago
Snowfall closes Glacier's Sun Road for season

The alpine section of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park closed for the season on Saturday after a potent winter storm hit the area.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Middle Fork of Flathead dips to record low flow

The Middle Fork of the Flathead River reached a record low flow for Sept. 28 as a drought persists across Northwest Montana, the National Weather Service said …

Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Glacier Park remains open despite federal shutdown

Public land managers are bracing for impact as a Congressional stalemate forces mass furloughs across federal agencies.

Updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago
New Americans celebrate citizenship in Glacier National Park

Fifteen Montana residents received their citizenship in a naturalization ceremony at Glacier National Park on Thursday.