Going-to-the-Sun Road

Glacier National Park officials are altering the park's vehicle registration system ahead of next summer. A California couple is again being told to demolish the home they’re building inside Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park opened Going-to-the-Sun Road for vehicles up to Logan Pass Tuesday, the earliest the road has fully opened since 2005.

A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a decision by federal wildlife managers that would have allowed them to kill grizzly bears over livestock conflicts in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming. Vehicle reservations will be required for nearly all west side entrances of Glacier National Park starting May 26.

Glacier National Park announced Monday the re-opening of Avalanche Campground in Spring 2023. The campground which is located off of the Going to the Sun Road has been closed since 2020.

Glacier National Park’s vehicle registration entry program is expanding next year. So, visitors will now need to book in advance to drive into all the park’s main entrances.

Glacier National Park officials are considering whether to expand a ticket reservation system for entry to new areas of the park.

Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road completely opened Wednesday, tying the record for the latest opening in park history.

Regional flooding has impacted where visitors can travel in Glacier. The popular Avalanche Lake Trail remains closed due to flood damage. Officials are working to determine an opening date for Going-to-the-Sun Road.

The park will again require tickets for Going-to-the-Sun Road in 2022 and for the first time will also require visitors to have tickets for the Polebridge entrance of the park.

The bear was discovered last Thursday afternoon two miles east of Rising Sun. An initial investigation by the National Park Service found it sustained unsurvivable traumatic injuries after being hit by a car.