Sun Road reservations end Monday

Hungry Horse News

Glacier National Park’s ticketed entry to drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road ends on Sept. 6.

The Park had previously announced it would close the Sun Road on the west side for utility work on Oct. 1, but that has been postponed until 2022, Park spokesman Gina Kerzman said Wednesday.

The Park is warning visitors that depending on traffic, the west entrance could close even after the ticketed entry is over. Construction on Highway 2 is still ongoing from Hungry Horse to Stanton Creek, as crews put new pavement down on the road, so at best, people should expect delays.

Inside the Park, the Camas Road is under construction and motorists should expect delays of up to a half hour during the day.

Crews are working on a new entrance station just above Fish Creek as well as other road improvements.

The Many Glacier Road is also under construction. Expect 40 minute delays in each direction and up to three hours at night. It will close for good Sept. 19 as road construction continues.

That work will wrap up this fall.

Frontcountry campgrounds will close on the following dates:

Logging Creek and Quartz Creek, Friday 

Fish Creek Campground, Sept. 6 

Sprague Creek, Sept. 13 Many Glacier, Sept.13 


One section of Apgar Campground (Loop B) will move to primitive status starting Monday, Oct. 4. 

Bowman and Kintla Lake campgrounds will move to primitive status Monday, Sept. 13 through weather dependent closure. Two Medicine campground will move to primitive camping Monday, Sept. 20 through weather dependent closure. 

 Campgrounds in primitive status have vault toilets available and fees are reduced. No campground reservations are issued at primitive campgrounds and all camping is first-come, first-served. Visit the park’s campground page for additional camping information.

Backcountry permits: 

Wilderness camping by permit remains available to visitors. The Apgar Wilderness Permit Office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sep. 25. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Oct. 31.

Wilderness permits will be issued until 30-minutes prior to closing. Advance reservations for wilderness permits are available until Sept. 26. Walk-in permits are issued up to 24 hours in advance.

Boat Inspections: 

Lake McDonald, Bowman Lake, and Kintla Lake will be the only vehicle accessible bodies of water open to watercraft in the park after Sept. 25. Boat inspection station hours are currently 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Sept. 4. Inspection hours will change to 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. starting Sept. 5 and again to 8 a.m.—4 p.m. Sept. 26 through Oct. 31. All park waters are closed to watercraft beginning Nov. 1. 

Note: This story has been updated to reflect the utility work on the west side of the road has been postponed until 2022.