Inside Glacier
Project updates and news about how your donations are making a difference.
Current Road Conditions
Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for the winter from Lake McDonald Lodge to the foot of St. Mary Lake. Check the most recent road status and weather condition's on the park's pages: Current Road Status Weather Conditions
Secretary of the Interior Visits Glacier
Courtesy of the Flathead Beacon LOGAN PASS – One-hundred summers ago, when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act creating the National Park Service, Clements Glacier’s icy mass dominated the landscape just west of Logan Pass. A century later, when Secretary...
It’s Give Back to Glacier Week!
The National Park Service will celebrate its centennial on August 25 and kick off another century of stewardship. In honor of this milestone, the Glacier National Park Conservancy is hosting Give Back to Glacier Week August 19-28, a community giving campaign aimed at...
Going to the Sun Road Fully Open
Drivers encouraged to drive with care. WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Vehicle access through Logan Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is anticipated to be available tomorrow morning, Friday, June 17. Park road crews have finished snow removal, debris...
Mudslides keeping Glacier’s Sun Road closed near Apgar
At approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday, another mudslide brought more trees and debris pouring onto Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, clogging culverts and again turning a 50-yard section of the pavement into a river for an hour or more. For a third straight...
Glacier National Park Conservancy announces Give Back to Glacier Week
(Columbia Falls, MT) Earlier this year, Glacier National Park submitted funding requests for 48 projects to the Glacier National Park Conservancy, totaling over $2 million and highlighting ambitious and new strategies in preservation, education and research. To kick...
Smith’s Customers “Round Up for Glacier”
(COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA) – For the seventh consecutive year, Smith’s Food & Drug Centers in Columbia Falls and Kalispell sponsored “Round Up for Glacier,” throughout the month of July. Customers were asked to “round up” their grocery bill to support field trips...
West-Side Access to Logan Pass to Reopen Wednesday
Fire Can Not Be Viewed from Logan Pass WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The Going-to-the-Sun Road is planned to be open to Logan Pass from the west side of Glacier National Park tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29. Visitors should expect delays and congestion along the road. The east...
Reynolds Creek Fire Update
As the Reynolds Creek Fire continues on the east side of the Going to the Sun Road this evening, we'd like to share some updates for anyone traveling in the area. Officials at Glacier National Park report that fire conditions and forecasted winds have prompted...
Smith’s Round Up Brings Students to Glacier for Seventh Year
Glacier National Park Conservancy (GNPC) announced that for the seventh consecutive year, Smith’s Food & Drug Centers in Columbia Falls and Kalispell will sponsor “Round-Up for Glacier”, running now through July 26th. Customers will be asked to “round-up” their...
Preserving Glacier’s Backcountry Heritage
In 1974, 93% of Glacier National Park was recommended as Wilderness. To this day, over 93% of Glacier’s backcountry is managed as Wilderness. Glacier’s trusty fleet of pack stock supports the park’s backcountry programs. From hauling materials and food for more than...
Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Win National Award
Associates donate to Goat Lick project WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The National Park Service has selected the Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates as the 2015 Intermountain Region’s winner of the George and Helen Hartzog Award in the category of Outstanding Volunteer...
