Get there
Fly into Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI) for a 30-mile drive
to West Glacier at the park’s west entrance. You’ll want a rental car
to get up, over, and around the
vast park landscape.
Daily discoveries
photography: David Hanson
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Day 1: Introduce yourself to northern Rockies splendor with a float down the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Organize your half or full day (or multi-day) float through Montana Raft Company
in West Glacier; glacierguides.com. Kick off the river sandals and head into Whitefish for window shopping before dinner at Tupelo Grille. Day 2: Fuel up and start early for the drive over the Going to the Sun Road. At Logan’s Pass pick a hike: Hidden Lake Overlook Trail (1.5 miles) takes you over a short ridge to a view of Hidden Lake below the pass, or trek across the face of
the Garden Wall on the rewarding but vertigo-inducing Highline Trail (as far as you want). Drive down the equally impressive east side to the small park-entrance town of Saint Mary, and continue to Many Glacier. Pick another hike here: a flat 2.4-mile loop around the lake
or a longer, 11-mile climb up to Grinnell Glacier, the most accessible glacier in the park. Or just have a drink in Many Glacier Lodge and gaze into the heart of the park. Day 3: Picnic along Lake McDonald’s shores and hike the Avalanche Lake Trail (2 miles) through one of the few old-growth forest stands in the park. Take a load off and grab an old-fashioned red bus from Lake McDonald Lodge for a guided park tour. Web Resources nps.gov/acad/
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