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Photo: View of a morning sunrise over St. Mary Lake taken from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Photo: Mountain goat grazing at Logan Pass. Portions of the road may close due to weather.
To help you plan, check out past opening and closing dates. Plowing Going-to-the-Sun Road is a monumental challenge each year. Unpredictable spring snowstorms, avalanches, or other weather-related events can slow down progress.
Safety for plowing crews, contractors, and the public is our utmost concern and priority. These unknown factors make predicting the precise opening date of Going-to-the-Sun Road impossible.
Our plowing status page provides information on where plows are working. You can also watch the action each spring through an annual Flickr album. As the status changes, we immediately update our road status page.
Vehicles and vehicle combinations longer than 21 feet including bumpers or wider than 8 feet including mirrors , are prohibited between Avalanche Creek and Rising Sun. Vehicles over 10 feet in height may have difficulty driving west from Logan Pass to the Loop, due to rock overhangs. Stock trucks and trailers can access Packers Roost from the west and Siyeh Bend from the east.
From June 15 through Labor Day, the following sections of the Going-to-the-Sun Road are closed to bicycle use between 11 am and 4 pm:. Due to ongoing road rehabilitation on Going-to-the-Sun Road, portions of the roadbed may not be paved. Bicyclists should use extreme caution riding on gravel portions. For safety reasons, the speed limit is 40 mph on the lower elevations of the road and 25 mph on the alpine section.
Be very careful around blind curves, as animals and pedestrians often cross the road unexpectedly. Glacier National Park is wild country, and wildlife may be present anywhere along the road. Here you can wade, swim, kayak, or SUP in the beautiful Lake McDonald, or simply experience the gorgeous views and mountainous backdrop from the shoreline.
Kayak and SUP rentals are available to rent on a first-come-first-served basis from Glacier Park Boat Company or can be reserved ahead of time through Glacier Outfitters. You can either follow the road signs and hope to find parking in the congested Apgar Village, or you can drive and park at the Apgar Visitor Center. From the Apgar Visitor Center parking lot there is a 0. Apgar Visitor Center is 1 of the 3 visitor centers along Going to the Sun Road and is a good place to talk to park rangers, shop for souvenirs, views maps, and use the restroom.
The lodge has ample parking and allows visitors to walk through and admire its beautiful lobby, as well as head out back to view the panoramic views of Lake McDonald from its dock. This is the first of many cascading waterfalls that you can experience on the Going to the Sun Road. As one of the best stops on Going to the Sun Road, the Sacred Dancing Cascade pull-off is a photogenic area where you can view rushing waterfalls cascading over McDonald Creek.
There is no strenuous walking required to see these beautiful waterfalls and rapids, instead, a short path takes you directly to the viewing area that includes a sturdy footbridge that goes over the creek. Avalanche Creek is one of the most popular and congested spots on Going to the Sun Road for its campground, picnicking areas, and hiking trails. This pull-off is where you park to access the trailheads for the popular Trail of the Cedars a 1-mile loop trail on a boardwalk; handicap-accessible , and our favorite hike, Avalanche Lake Trail 4.
Take whatever parking spot you can find here and follow the signs to get on the trail of your choice. It is a lesser-talked-about location to experience beautiful views as well as cascading rapids that flow into a calm and pristine watering hole with turquoise-blue water.
We definitely include Redrock as a must-see stop on Going to the Sun Road and wish we would have allotted more time to spend here. As you proceed east, you will start to gain elevation as you come across the first of two tunnels located on Going to the Sun Road. This long continuous loop blends well into the landscape however and allows for epic views of Glacier National Park.
Park here to hike to Granite Park Chalet 8. Signage will mark a pull-out where you can view both Haystack Falls and Bird Woman Falls, two of the tallest and most recognizable waterfalls viewed directly from Going to the Sun Road.
Both features are the results of glaciers and are especially dramatic in early summer during the maximum snow melt-off. The panoramic views here are both beautiful and breathtaking, as well as put the grandeur of the park into full perspective. This is a great spot for the driver of your vehicle to actually get out and be able to enjoy the views as well as take a break from clenching the steering wheel.
This roadside waterfall caused by snow runoff which dries up to a trickle by August splashes its clear, cold mountain water onto the road.
Immediately following the Weeping Wall, there is a large pull-off within Big Bend, the huge U-shaped turn where the Going to the Sun Road bends back on itself. Big Bend is known to provide both the best view on Going to the Sun Road, as well as the best spot to watch the sunset in Glacier.
Triple Arches is a bridge with three foundational arches that help support the Going to the Sun Road over this area of gaping, rocky terrain. Making it this far up the mountain feels like a huge accomplishment once you finally reach the parking lot, however, parking is extremely difficult to come by. Be prepared to drive around for a while waiting for someone to leave.
I recommend slowly cruising the parking lot and following guests who appear to be leaving to try to snag their spot.
When you do find a spot, stop into the visitor center, use the restrooms, and take the amazing, highly recommended 2-hour Hidden Lake Overlook Trail 2. No formal trails exist here, so visitors must enjoy this intimate spot from the paved parking area or the rock-block safety barriers found here.
Take note that Lunch Creek is a popular place to spot Big Horn Sheep, as it is right in the middle of a track that they use to cross over the creek and back.
This bend marks the visible transition point between high-elevation alpine vegetation, to the forest of St. Mary and the east side of Glacier National Park. In addition, two popular day hikes depart from this location, Piegan Pass 9. Jackson Glacier is the only glacier visible from Going to the Sun Road, making the Jackson Glacier Overlook one of the best places to stop for a photo op. Often times there is a park ranger stationed at this overlook to help educate and answer questions about the glacier.
Another very congested stop of the Going to the Sun Road, the St.
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