Headed there in 2 weeks. Let me know of any "must see" places, places to eat, etc.
I am so looking forward to it.

I'm amazed you can still go there. Al Gore said it would be gone by now.

Going to the Sun road and Grinnel glacier

Tupelo Grill in Whitefish was good

Are you staying in/around the park or where?

We go to Whitefish skiing just about yearly now, one of my favorite places and coolest towns I've ever been to. If you are in Whitefish definitely recommend Abruzzo if you like Italian, Buffalo Cafe for a great breakfast or a quick lunch, and Tupelo Grille for a great dinner. Heading back there this year after Christmas, hope to check out Glacier at least one day. It has been closed the other times we have been there bc of Covid. Hope you have a great trip, I hear Sun Road is amazing.

We will be staying in Columbia Falls, Browning and then in Canada for a night at Waterton Lakes.
We are doing the "going to the sun road" and also Grinnel Glacier.

take a good digital camera with lots of storage. . get the Gypsy app - I think they call it something else now-for your phone, its like having a tour guide in your car. if you go thru Kalispell and you see the Rainer cherries for sale at the stands along the highway, do yourself a favor and stop and get some.--take a ultra-lite spinner spooled w/ 4-6# line with a 2 pc rod. stop at ...Cedar Trail on right past Lake McDonald and do the hike up to Avalanche Lake, make a loop all the way around the lake & I bet you'll have a ball catching c.t. trout. stop at the park info office at Logan Pass. had one of the best burgers I've ever eaten at Two Sisters cafe in Saint Marys..good cold beer at the Cattle Barron Supper Club in Babb (dive bar w/ great atmosphere), hang a left and drive down to Many Glacier Hotel- old spooky movie shot there. hike to the glacier., had a delicious buffalo steak at the hotel. don't try to kid around with the Canada guards at the border-all business. get a reservation for the tea & cookies at Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes-tell em its your anniversary/wifes birthday and ask for a table by the window looking out toward the lake-will score major points with misses. remember that fishing rod? , after the tea & cookies cash in those points and drive up to Cameron Lake (early morning best), rent a canoe/kayak and catch some more trout.. our trip to Glacier was the best trip I ever took- cant wait to go back--good luck- watch your speed in the Indian Res.

Avalanche Lake, St Mary’s in East Glacier, Whitefish has the best restaurants

When I go back to Glacier, we will stay at either Lake McDonald or Many Glacier Lodge.

Avalanche Lake, mentioned above, was one of the busiest hikes we went on. Get there early or late. Not mid-morning or mid-afternoon.

I would recommend doing at least one of the boat rides. We did one at St. Mary's and Many Glacier.

Spend some time around Logan Pass in the evening. The amount of wildlife there is ridiculous. Also, walk out on the highline trail just for the photo.

If you want a hike/awesome view away from the crowds, look up Hornet Lookout. It's an old fire lookout in the NF and you can pair it with a trip to PoleBridge. There is also a border crossing on the same road that isn't very big. It may not be used at all any more.

If you like hiking, the highline trail is incredible, but can get crowded so start early. As mentioned above get the GuideAlong app (previously called the Gypsy app).

We got back three weeks ago from a trip with our 21 and 18yo boys to Yellowstone, Tetons, back through Yellowstone and finished with Glacier. It was our first time to visit Glacier and we loved it.

We stayed 2 nights at Many Glacier Hotel and two nights at Under Canvas on the west side of the park. When we go back (wife and I were planning our return before we even left!) we’ll stay at Many Glacier Hotel again and also Lake McDonald. Food was great at Many Glacier Hotel both nights (porkchop!) and lunch and draft beer at Lake MacDonald for lunch (Bison sausage) following a Red Bus tour was a highlight too.

The red bus tour was a good way to see the the Sun road (way more relaxing than if you are driving it). We broke down on the tour and got an extra 2.5hrs sitting and viewing at an awesome turnoff with restrooms just below Logan Pass.

Agree with the tour guide app and we loved the boat trip at St Mary. You’ll need reservations for Going to the Sun Road. It’s spectacular. Logan Pass will be very crowded and parking is limited. Saw some BIG rams there on the trail leaving the visitor center.

As Yellowstone veterans and Glacier newbies, we didn’t purchase bear spray. We were conspicuously the only ones on the trails without it. We spotted one grizzly high above us and came face to face with a momma black bear and cub about a mile from Many Glacier Hotel. She wasn’t aggressive but she stood her ground and we backed out. I might change my stance on bear spray next time.

Enjoy!

Was that before or after he invented the internet?

We are going 1st week of September. We are trying to plan our days in glacier now. We are staying in Big Fork. We are fly fishing and horse back riding outside of the park and plan on visiting the park for 2 days.We have the Going to Sun Road pass so we plan on making 1 day out of driving the road and a hike around logan pass (maybe high line or dragons tale). We also have a boat tour scheduled for 2 Medicine that we may do the other day along with a hike. We wanted to go to Many Glacier but it shows its a 2 1/2 drive from our rental and we don't have a pass to get in.Let me know any tips/restaurants etc after you get back. We are hoping the crowds will die down somewhat after labor day??

Good info on this thread.

BamaBoHunter, please post up results of your Sept. trip as both adventures are on our next trip out. Are you horsebacking in and camping out on the flyfishing trips?
Hopefully next year wife and I'll be back if not sooner.

No but ive looked at the trips into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area out there and they look awesome. We are just doing a day trip fishing. We already booked it, but we will make decision on which river closer to time.

Results from trip? We still have some flexibility in our itinerary so open to suggestions. We leave this coming Sunday and come back the following Saturday. We are staying in a VRBO in Creston/Big Fork Area. Restaurant suggestions? So far we just have reservations to Tupelo grill.

Monday - Horseback Riding
Tuesday - Going to the sun rd and maybe highline trail
Wednesday- Fly fishing clark fork river
Thursday- Either free day or back to glacier GTSR and different trail
Friday- Free day of back to glacier

We want to possibly go to Many glacier and hike grinnell glacier Friday pending getting a vehicle pass, but it it with the 2.5+ hr drive one way from our VRBO?

Keep us posted with how it goes.
We like pics too!!

On our list next year hopefully.

If you have time check out Polebridge, and if you do stop at Home Ranch Bottoms. They have a cool little bar, good food and the Huckleberry pie is to die for.

Montana does not disappoint. We went to the Glacier twice, once to going to the sun road (logan pass), Lake McDonald, St. Mary area and the other day to the north end at Many Glacier. Both areas are beautiful, GTTSR is a must see. We are not avid hikers, but we did 20 miles over 2 days (Hidden Lake Over Look, Highline Trail partial, St. Mary/Virginia Falls, and Avalanche Lake) We saw elk, moose, a grizzly bear, rams, and sheep. We stayed in the flathead valley near Kalispell as our base camp and surprisingly saw more deer and turkey in that area than anywhere Ive been minus the Midwest. No huge buck but saw a ton of 110-120" deer and a few that may have been 130s. We also went fly fishing on the Clark Fork River in Paradise, MT, we caught rainbows, cutthroat, and even some small mouth. We also went horse back riding which was fun but, my rear end is still sore. The best food we found out there was Tupelo Grill in Whitefish, Echo Lake Cafe in Bigfork for breakfast, and Gunsight Saloon in Columbia falls. We drove over 1000 miles while we were there and saw some beautiful country.

it's a special place for sure. Our trip was great. I felt like I had been through two a days after day three from the hikes and elevation but it was all worth it. I've been to a couple places out west and they have all been beautiful but I don't know that I have ever seen anywhere like that area. Everywhere you turn can take your breath at what you see. We put 1K miles on a ford escape (I hope i never drive another one). Both sides of the park , up to waterton lake (canada), polebridge, GTTSR, many glacier, Blackfeet Indian Res, East Glacier, etc. Saw moose, mule and whitetail deer, bighorn sheep, mtn goats, black bear, two grizzlies, elk, pronghorn, etc.
We are already planning a trip back.
If you ever get the chance, GO!!