Must-see hotels in Glacier National Park

  • Many Glacier Hotel

    Glacier National Park

    Enjoying the most wondrous setting in the park, this massive, Swiss chalet–inspired lodge (some of the male staff wear lederhosen) commands the…

  • Izaak Walton Inn

    Glacier National Park

    Perched on a hill within snowball-throwing distance of Glacier National Park’s southern boundary, this historic mock-Tudor inn was originally built in…

  • St Mary Tiny Homes

    Glacier National Park

    These pastel colored cabins with separate individual fairly luxurious bathhouses wouldn't be out of place on the cover of an upscale design magazine. But…

  • Bowman Lake Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Rarely full, this campground 6 miles up Inside North Fork Rd from Polebridge offers very spacious sites in forested grounds, and beautiful Bowman Lake is…

  • North Fork Hostel & Square Peg Ranch

    Glacier National Park

    Glacier’s quirky hostel requires a bit of legwork to get to and lacks the basic comforts of other park lodges (electricity is limited), but in many ways…

  • Belton Chalet

    Glacier National Park

    Built and opened the same year as the national park (1910), this Swiss chalet overlooking the railroad tracks in West Glacier was Glacier’s first tourist…

  • Brownie’s

    Glacier National Park

    Above Brownie’s Deli & Bakery, this casual HI hostel is packed with travelers staying in the coed six-and eight-person dorms or small, rustic private…

  • Lake McDonald Lodge

    Glacier National Park

    Fronting luminous Lake McDonald and built in classic US 'parkitecture' style, the lodge welcomes its guests through a more mundane backdoor setting – they…

  • Sperry Chalet

    Glacier National Park

    Constructed by the Great Northern Railway in 1914, much of this 17-room historic Swiss-style chalet burned down in a 2017 fire. Its historic features will…

  • Swiftcurrent Motor Inn

    Glacier National Park

    After an extensive renovation, the Swiftcurrent, ideally located next to numerous Many Glacier trailheads, has retained the facade of classic roadside…

  • Glacier Guides Lodge

    Glacier National Park

    One of West Glacier's nicest properties, Glacier Guides Lodge is set in a quiet pocket just off Hwy 2, opposite the West Glacier train station. It's an…

  • Cut Bank Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Strangely enough, considering its appealing out-of-the-way feel, park rangers at Glacier's visitor centers sometimes forget about this small, peaceful…

  • Glacier Park Collection by Pursuit

    Glacier National Park

    As of 2017, this rebranded company (formerly Glacier Park Inc) runs several iconic properties in and around Glacier (St Mary Village, Glacier Park Lodge,…

  • Xanterra

    Glacier National Park

    The park's concessionaire runs Glacier's iconic properties, includiing the Many Glacier Hotel, Rising Sun Motor Inn, Swiftcurrent Motor Inn, Village Inn…

  • Glacier Park Lodge

    Glacier National Park

    Set in attractive, perfectly manicured flower-filled grounds overlooking Montana’s oldest golf course, this historic 1914 lodge was built in the classic…

  • Rising Sun Motor Inn

    Glacier National Park

    One of two classic 1940s-era motor inns in the park, the Rising Sun's recent makeover has brought it tastefully up-to-date without sacrificing its…

  • Granite Park Chalet

    Glacier National Park

    A popular stopping point for hikers on the Swiftcurrent Pass and Highline trails, this very basic chalet (pit toilets) dates back to the park's early 20th…

  • Glacier Campground

    Glacier National Park

    This well-run and friendly campground, located 1 mile west of West Glacier and off Hwy 2, sits on 40 acres of densely wooded grounds. Sites (all have…

  • St Mary Lodge & Resort

    Glacier National Park

    Despite mountains looming in the background and the park entrance a half-mile away, this hotel's location at the junction of Hwy 89 and the eastern…

  • Many Glacier Campground

    Glacier National Park

    With access to phenomenal trails, this heavily wooded campground is one of the park’s most popular. It lies within strolling distance of the Swiftcurrent…

  • Lodgepole Gallery & Tipi Village

    Glacier National Park

    Bed down in one of the tipis set rather majestically on the plains at the Lodgepole Gallery & Tipi Village, a large property 2 miles west of Browning. The…

  • St Mary KOA Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Set in an open meadow 1 mile down a paved road, beside St Mary’s eponymous river, this unshaded campground can accommodate tents and RVs and also offers a…

  • Rising Sun Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Sites at this campground above the north side of St Mary Lake vary, with lush and diverse vegetation providing some shade. A host of facilities, including…

  • Johnson’s of St Mary

    Glacier National Park

    Set on a knoll overlooking St Mary, RV sites here get gorgeous views of St Mary Lake with the crenellated peaks of the Continental Divide glimmering in…

  • Village Inn at Apgar

    Glacier National Park

    When you lean out on your sunrise-facing balcony at this motel, occupying a serene setting at the southern end of Lake McDonald in Apgar Village, you are…

  • Two Medicine Campground

    Glacier National Park

    This campground below Rising Wolf Mountain, 3 miles southwest of Two Medicine entrance station, is your only accommodation in the park’s relatively…

  • Sprague Creek Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Off Going-to-the-Sun Rd on the shore of Lake McDonald, the park’s smallest campground draws mostly tents – no vehicles over 21ft are allowed – and feels…

  • Fish Creek Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Cocooned inside a dense cedar-hemlock forest along Lake McDonald and only 2.5 miles from Apgar Village, this large campground with showers (located in…

  • Apgar Village Lodge

    Glacier National Park

    This lodge (one of two in Apgar Village) offers a variety of well-maintained motel-style rooms and cabins. The family cabins are spacious and come with…

  • Avalanche Creek Campground

    Glacier National Park

    This lush campground abutting the park’s old-growth cedar forest gets more rainfall than most. Some sites are overshadowed by old stands of hemlock, cedar…

  • Kintla Lake Campground

    Glacier National Park

    If you’ve come to Glacier to dip your nose into Ulysses and War and Peace, you’ll find little to disturb you at this primitive campground, at the top of…

  • Logging Creek Campground

    Glacier National Park

    It takes some determination to reach this primitive campground, on Inside North Fork Rd, 17 miles north of Fish Creek Campground, but it is worth it if…

  • Apgar Campground

    Glacier National Park

    This large wooded campground, the park's largest, is a good choice for its proximity to the conveniences of Apgar Village and West Glacier, as well as for…

  • Recreation.gov

    Glacier National Park

    Glacier National Park operates 13 campgrounds. Sites at Fish Creek and St Mary Campgrounds can be reserved up to six months in advance, as well as half of…

  • Quartz Creek Campground

    Glacier National Park

    The campground here, on Inside North Fork Rd, is tranquil. The sites, surrounded by thick vegetation, feel private.

  • NPS Campgrounds

    Glacier National Park

    Use this site to make campground reservations in the park.

  • St Mary Campground

    Glacier National Park

    Cottonwood and aspen dot this mostly flat and exposed campground with reservable sites (up to six months in advance) just west of St Mary entrance station…

  • Red Eagle Motel

    Glacier National Park

    Perched on a small hill above St Mary Village, this basic motel is a crash pad for visitors intending to spend most of their waking time outdoors. Enjoy…

  • West Glacier Motel & Cabins

    Glacier National Park

    A bed and a Bible are the only two guarantees at the closest motel to the park entrance, located on the north side of the railroad tracks in West Glacier…

  • Vista Motel

    Glacier National Park

    The no-nonsense Vista does at least have a vista, along with comfortable beds, powerful showers and a spatially challenged swimming pool. Located half a…

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