Glacier National Park Accommodations

Lodging at Glacier NP

Glacier Park Lodge (Ph. 406-892-2525) - Glacier Park Lodge is located across the street from the East Glacier Park AMTRAK train station on Highway 2 in East Glacier, Montana. The hotel has a heated swimming pool and nine-hole golf course. Televisions, elevators, and air conditioning are NOT available.

Izaak Walton Inn (Ph. 406-888-5700) - in Essex was originally built as accommodation for railway personnel on the adjacent Great Northern Railway. Still retaining it's railroad ambience, guests can say in the hotel itself from $100 per night, or choose to lodge in a converted railroad caboose. The Izaak Walton has its own Amtrak stop, served by the Chicago-Seattle-Portland "Empire Builder" daily.

Lake McDonald Lodge & Complex (Ph. 406-892-2525)- Lake McDonald Lodge & Complex is located eleven miles inside the park from the west entrance on the Going To The Sun Road. This hotel has 100 rooms, ranging from motel style rooms to upmarket hotel suites. Televisions, elevators and air conditioning are NOT available.

Many Glacier Hotel - Many Glacier Hotel is Glacier National Park's largest hotel with 208 rooms and is located in the northeast area of the park and is eleven miles west of Babb, Montana on Highway 89.

Great Lodges of Glacier Tour - This 6-day/5-night tour offered by Glacier Park, Inc. (a private concession) advertises a leisurely circuit of all of the park's historic lodges (Glacier Park, Many Glacier, Lake McDonald, and the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton National Parks). (Ph. 406-892-2525)

Thronson's Motel (Ph. 406-732-5530) - Babb, MT, eight miles north of St. Mary on Hwy 89, at the turnoff for Many Glacier. Thronson's has TV, phone, and the best rates in the park. Plus, Thronson's has a charming general store, 24 hr gas pumps, the delicious Babb Press (breakfast, lunch, and dinner; very reasonable prices), and is within stumbling distance of Charlie's Bar, which hosts live music throughout the summer and serves delicious homemade pizza and the stiffest drinks on the East Side. Also within walking distance of Charlie's more refined cousin, The Cattle Baron Supper Club. Best steak in Montana.

Glacier Trailhead Cabins are nice!

Red Eagle Motel in St Marys

Historic Belton Chalet (Ph. 406-888-5000) - Located within walking distance from the Belton/West Glacier train station, the Belton Chalet is a charming historic chalet built around 1910. Room rates vary by season ($135-$285 in July and August, $115-$205 in June, September and October). Rooms contain one queen sized bed and a private bathroom. No TV or phone. Private cabins are available and fill up very fast. The Chalet has a high quality and high price range restaurant and bar. Continental breakfast and shuttle service to and from the train station are complimentary.

Granite Park Chalet and Sperry Chalet - These two historic chalets, dating from ca. 1914, are accessible only through hiking trails. They are the only two chalets remaining of the original six operated by Great Northern, and are supplied by weekly or biweekly mule trains. The Granite Park Chalet ($70 first person, $68 each additional person) can be most easily reached by a 7.6 mile hike from Logans Pass along the Highline Trail, and is now a simple backpacker's lodge. A kitchen and composting toilets are available to guests, as well as potable water (which guests are asked to assist in fetching themselves). Accommodations are spartan, and linens are provided for an extra $15.

The Sperry Chalet is by contrast luxurious, with correspondingly higher prices ($160 first person, $110 additional persons in same room with maximum occupancy of 5/room). It can be most easily reached by a 6.7 mile uphill climb from Lake McDonald Lodge or a spectacular 13.6 mile trek from Jackson Glacier Overlook on Going-to-the-Sun Road. Three meals are included - a box lunch, and hot dinner and breakfast served in the chalet's cozy dining room. Linens are provided and bathrooms are pit toilets with running water in the sinks outside. Both chalets offer complimentary hot drinks for their guests in the evening. The season is from July to September, and reservations should be made months in advance. All trash must be packed out.

Camping

There are thirteen developed campgrounds located within the park. We have a full rundown of Glacier National Park's Campgrounds here >>

Backcountry

Glacier National Park is one of the most popular national parks in the US for backcountry camping, and backcountry sites offer great opportunities for extended trips through some of the park's more remote areas.

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