More than 765,000 people visited Glacier National Park in July, according to new visitation data, which revealed a nearly 3.4 ...

The best time to visit Glacier’s alpine topography spans valleys at 3,000 feet to summits over 10,000 feet, so the weather can vary dramatically from place to place and even hour to hour.

TOP: Deep snow drifts surround the visitor center at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park last week. ABOVE: A plow sits in a frozen Logan Pass parking lot in Glacier on Monday.

Glacier National Park protects one million acres in Northwestern Montana, straddling the border with Canada. It is known as the Crown of the Continent and is best explored in July and August when ...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [June 18, 2025] – In preparation for potential inclement weather, Glacier National Park is preparing for a temporary closure of the alpine sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Cold glacial snow melt colors the water blue in Avalanche Gorge in Glacier National Park. (Getty) A ranger had to rappel down to the third individual, who was trapped in the gorge.

Cold glacial snow melt colors the water blue in Avalanche Gorge in Glacier National Park. (Getty) A ranger had to rappel down to the third individual, who was trapped in the gorge.

Abundant in Glacier National Park — even in the winter — Glacier Institute made lichen the focus of an educational hike Jan. 11. Lichens are neither plant nor animal and they are not moss.