Glacier National Park Hiking Trails

Quote: We spent one night in Helena on the way north to Glacier, and the pleasant desk clerk/manager at the Wingate Inn was thrilled to hear we were headed there next. She'd grown up in Glacier, her Dad was the… Read More

Quote: Like most of Glacier's east side, Two Medicine is a valley that's reached by leaving the main road and driving upstream against the water flowing off the mountains. We discovered the trails to both Running Eagle… Read More

Quote: We hiked to St. Mary's Fall and Virginia's Falls. We were able to stand right under the falls and get quite wet. I had a hard time getting Jamie and Scott out of the falls, they were so fascinated by the… Read More

Quote: We decided to do the Grinnell Lake hike after completing our canoeing on Swiftcurrent Lake. It was a picture perfect day and we wanted to cram as much into it as possible. We started on the Swiftcurrent… Read More

Quote: Iceberg Lake is a striking aquamarine tarn surrounded on three sides by towering cliffs. The bergs for which the lake was named may be seen floating until mid-July or later. There are beautiful wildflowers… Read More

Quote: Where: on Going-to-the-Sun Road, about 4 miles past McDonald FallsDistance: 0.7 mile loop, level, handicap accessibleLonger hike: Avalanche Lake Trail begins at the Avalanche Gorge Bridge, 2 miles one-way to… Read More

Quote: Day 3 During the morning, we retraced our path about 4 miles: from Upper Glenns campground back to Cosley Lake campground. We set up camp and then agreed to hike up to Bear Mountain Point. We stopped near a… Read More

Quote: This was our big splurge in Glacier, a half-day whitewater trip with riverside dinner to follow. We booked it in April (complete with dinner selections), and met up at Wild River Adventures shortly before 2pm on… Read More

Quote: Drive to the very end of the Many Glacier Road to the parking lot for the Iceberg Lake Trail. Ptarmigan Falls is along this trail. The hardest part of the trail is at the beginning. If you can make the first few… Read More

Quote: This vacation to Glacier National Park was planned for over 14 months. We decided that we were actually going to do some of the activities that we have always wanted to, but yet never seem to find time for. … Read More