Glacier
National Park Accommodations
Inside
the Park
Park
accommodations include campgrounds; rustic cabins; modern motel-type
facilities; and large hotel-like lodges
dating from the early 1900s.
All
accommodations within the
park, other than campgrounds, are operated by concessionaires. Campgrounds are
operated by the National Park Service.
Chalets
Earlier this century, the
Great Northern Railway built chalets to market Glacier National Park as the
"Switzerland of America". Although many no longer exist, Granite Park
Chalet and Sperry Chalet are open to the public and operated by
concessionaires. Be warned that the former has no
running water. The most popular route to Granite Park Chalet is a 7-mile hike along
the Highline Trail from Logan Pass.
Granite Park Chalet.
c/o Glacier Wilderness Guides, Inc. P.O. Box 535,
West Glacier, MT 59936. Phone: 406-387-5555; Fax: 406-387-5656.
Sperry Chalet.
c/o Belton Chalets, Inc.,
P.O. Box 188,
West Glacier, MT 59936. Toll-free: 1-888-345-2649.
Inns, Lodges and Motels
The facilities below are
operated by Glacier Park, Inc., a concessionaire. You may contact them at either of
the following addresses:
Glacier Park, Inc.
The Viad Corporate Tower
Phoenix, AZ 85077-0928
Phone: 602-207-6000
Glacier Park, Inc.
P.O. Box 147
East Glacier, MT 59434
The Village Inn
Motel. West side of the park on the south shore of Lake McDonald
in the village of Apgar, which is just off the Going-to-the-Sun Road
approximately 3 miles from the west entrance to the park. Phone: 406-892-2525;
Reservations: 406-892-1375.
The motel was built
in 1956 and offers 36 rooms, each with a view of Lake McDonald and beach
accessibility. Twelve of the rooms have
kitchens and some of these are two-bedroom units. Dining facilities, however, are only
available in nearby Apgar as well as at Lake McDonald Lodge.
Lake McDonald
Lodge. On Lake McDonald near the West Entrance. Phone:
406-892-2525;
Reservations: 406-892-1375.
Built in 1913 as a hunting lodge, Lake McDonald Lodge offers 100 rooms that
are a combination of motel, lodge, and cabin accommodations. Nightly Park Ranger
talks, cruises on the lake and fishing are some of the favorite activities available at the
hotel.
Rising Sun Motor Inn. East
side of the park on the Going-to-the-Sun Road approximately 5 miles west
of the Saint Mary Entrance, which is located just off of US Highway 89 at
St. Mary, MT. Phone: 406-892-2525;
Reservations: 406-892-1375.
The Rising Sun Inn offers
a 72
rooms in a complex of three buildings and 36 cottages. All rooms
feature standard double beds and/or twin beds and private bathrooms.
Motor Inn rooms are motel-style accommodations located on the hillside
overlooking the complex. Store Motel rooms are motel-style and are
located in the same building as the Camp Store. Cottage rooms are
rustic rooms within duplex-style cottages located along the winding
roadway through the complex.
Swiftcurrent Motor Inn. Many Glacier Entrance,
P.O. Box 147,
East Glacier, MT 59434. Phone: 406-892-2525;
Reservations: 406-892-1375.
The Swiftcurrent Motor Inn is a complex which includes 88 rooms, of which 62 are modern
hotel rooms and 26 are cabins without baths. Swiftcurrent includes a
camp store, the
Italian Gardens restaurant, public showers and a public laundry. Park
Naturalists lead daily hikes and Park Rangers give evening campfire talks.
Many Glacier Hotel. Many Glacier Entrance,
P.O. Box 147,
East Glacier, MT 59434. Phone: 406-892-2525;
Reservations: 406-892-1375.
Many Glacier Hotel is the largest hotel in the park with 211 rooms and was built during
1914 and 1915. It is located on Swiftcurrent Lake and offers views of Grinnell Point
and Mt. Henkel. Park Rangers deliver interpretive talks on all aspects of the park
each evening.
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