This is the 3rd update of this popular Lodging video by Glacier NP expert travel Guide Steve Salis. The recent popularity of the Glacier makes it difficult to stay in a lodge in the Park as rooms must be booked many months and usually a year in advance.
We tour the three Historic Lodges- Glacier Park Lodge, Lake McDonald Lodge and the Many Glacier Hotel and visit The Prince of Wales Hotel in Glacier’s Canadian Sister Park- Waterton Lakes National Park.
We also tour the Park’s many Motor Inns- They are like motels and they are our guides favorite places to stay. They are located at Rising Sun, Many Glacier, Apgar Village and Lake McDonald. We also see the small “uncluttered” cabins.
To determine the best place to stay you’ll need know what you want to do in the park. So, hiking and wildlife at each each is discussed. Where you stay depends on
You’ll also learn about the campgrounds. Only few of the campgrounds accept reservations.
When staying outside the park, you will need a Vehicle Reservation Ticket just to get in the park.
00:00 Intro
01:28 Lodge History
02:32 Historic Lodges
02:53 Glacier Park Lodge and Two Medicine
06:40 East Side drive 2 Med to St. Mary
07:20 St. Mary Resort
07:48 Many Glacier Hotel
12:51 Swiftcurrent Motor Inn and Cabins and Campground
17:43 Lake McDonald Lodge
19:11 Prince of Wales Hotel
20:00 Apgar Village Inn and Campground
22:41 Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins and Campground
24:09 Lodging outside the park
10 Comments
That was really helpful. Like Yosemite, it looks like you need to book out a year in advance if you want to stay in lodging inside Glacier.
With your experience what is the best time to visit .And where.
The Motor Inn would be for me or the campground.
Seven cameras, wow!
That gas at east glacier is murder! I paid 3.99 earlier this week in columbia falls….It was almost $2 more per gallon at east glacier. I'm glad I didn't have to fill up!
Why are people still wearing masks …weirdos
Wild to see myself in one your videos… thanks for the chat and the inspiration!
We have used your channel as our guide to Glacier.We will be there at the end of this week.We were lucky enough to grab a room at the Apgar Inn due to a cancellation(Yesterday!).What Luck. Thanks so much from New Hampshire!
Was there with the family summer 2021, unforgettable experience.
If the Blackfeet Nation did build a nice hotel on the East Side. I would not stay there because if they are like the Navajo Nation. Then the hotel will be prohibited to sell any alcohol, beer or wine at the restaurant inside the Hotel. I stayed 7 nights at the Many Glacier Hotel starting July 24th. I'll never stay anywhere else but the East side of glacier. My top places to stay 1 Many Glacier Hotel 2 Swiftcurrent Motor Inn 3 St Mary Lodge. This was my 1st time at Glacier National park. Cannot wait to come back then drive back to Banff, Yoho and Jasper National Park.