Glacier National Park was one of the top 15 most visited national parks in 2023. The park hosted around 3 million visitors.
This number is slightly higher than last year and ranks as Glacier's sixth busiest year.
According to the park officials, May and September saw the highest number of tourists in the national park.
In recent years, park officials have put in place and expanded a registration entry program to manage traffic.
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Heavily trafficked roads act just like a giant wall, blocking wildlife from safely moving across. Highways can cause fatal collisions for people and animals, and present conservation challenges as well.That’s a problem when you’re trying to get separate populations of grizzly bears to connect. Now, new research is identifying high-traffic roads that can make it impossible for bears to cross. -
Glacier National Park employees join a union, Montana joins the 'Great American State Fair, and former Democratic congressional candidate Russell Cleveland joins a fight against dark money in politics -
Search and Rescue crews in Glacier National Park have discovered the remains of a hiker who had been missing since Sunday evening. Park officials say the injuries are consistent with those sustained by a bear attack. -
A coalition of historical groups, parks advocacy organizations and scientists are suing the National Park Service for removing signs about climate change, Indigenous history, slavery and other historical topics. The litigants say the removals erase history and undermine science. -
Briefs: Glacier National Park is ending its ticketed entry system this summer; A merger between two major freight-rail companies has drawn concerns from rail-dependent states, including Montana; A historic resort near Glacier National Park is slated to close operations in March. -
Next year’s national parks passes have undergone a new design that some say is illegal.
