Camping at Glacier National Park in August
#1
Posted 04 April 2019 - 05:56 PM
We are planing our travel locations for 2019, we are currently considering Glacier National Park for the last week of July and first week of August. We have been looking online for campgrounds and attractions at the park. We have not stayed in a National Park before or traveled that far north, we are looking for any advice or suggestions you may have to offer.
Is it better to camp in the Park or look for Forest Service campgrounds near the park, if so any recommended locations would be quite helpful.
Thanks Bud
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#2
Posted 04 April 2019 - 11:09 PM
Bud,we stayed at Glacier in 2009. You can make reservations at several of the campgrounds.
Plus there are very nice first come first serve camps on the west side.
We stayed at Bowman Lake on the west side also Lake Kintla.These two are accessed from the west side road.
At Fish Creek on Lake Mc Donald you can reserve there. This has a lot of nice spaces.
Haven't camped on the east side I think that's the more popular side.
Frank
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#3
Posted 04 April 2019 - 11:33 PM
What time of the year were you there and how about the mosquitoes? I have a couple type of repellent and may pickup a screened tent or something to that effect.
Thanks again Bud
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#4
Posted 05 April 2019 - 12:06 AM
We stayed at the St. Mary campground on the east side. Be ready for crowds have a reservation.
Do the lake cruise from Many Glaciers Lodge. We did both lakes with the hike between them had a great time. One thing we try to do at every National Park is eating at the lodge, it is our treat to ourselves. Many Glaciers has a great dinner.
The going to the sun road is fantastic, be sure and stop to look around. Hope you have the same great weather we had.
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#5
Posted 05 April 2019 - 12:07 AM
We were there the Labor Day time.I don't think the mosquitoes were a problem.
Only Bowman and Kintla have road access in that part of the park.
Frank
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#6
Posted 05 April 2019 - 12:09 AM
Skeeters are not that bad there, at least higher up and on the east side, which is where we have been a few times. We've always managed to reserve or get there early enough to sneak in a first come site.
West side by Lady Mac is very wide open. Top and East side are more "dramatic". We have not checked out Kintla though, and it looks nice as well.
If you don't like twisty and very narrow mountain roads, avoid the Going to the Sun road. You need to be able to hug the outside of the road. Going east, that means the passenger side is the "drop off" side and usually has a 24" high stone wall you need to be 1-3" away from, and on the way west, the mountain side overhangs, so tall rigs can get damaged if they get too close, or hit oncoming traffic if too far away. I've done it in Miata's and my M3, not in my truck... yet.
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#7
Posted 05 April 2019 - 12:35 AM
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#8
Posted 05 April 2019 - 12:57 AM
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#10
Posted 05 April 2019 - 01:20 AM
Skeeters are not that bad there, at least higher up and on the east side, which is where we have been a few times. We've always managed to reserve or get there early enough to sneak in a first come site.
West side by Lady Mac is very wide open. Top and East side are more "dramatic". We have not checked out Kintla though, and it looks nice as well.
If you don't like twisty and very narrow mountain roads, avoid the Going to the Sun road. You need to be able to hug the outside of the road. Going east, that means the passenger side is the "drop off" side and usually has a 24" high stone wall you need to be 1-3" away from, and on the way west, the mountain side overhangs, so tall rigs can get damaged if they get too close, or hit oncoming traffic if too far away. I've done it in Miata's and my M3, not in my truck... yet.
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Power considerations thread - https://www.wanderth...e-power-scotty/
Building out an electrical system - So, you want to setup a good electrical system in your camper? - Electrical, Charging, Solar, Batteries and Generators - Wander the West
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