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Glacier National Park
(Wateron-Glacier International Peace Park)
Route D
From I-15 (coming from south of Butte)
drive through Glacier National Park and
depart Montana, westbound, on I-90
Via US-89 from Great Falls to Browning - the preferred Scenic Route:.
(US-89 is shorter in distance but a little longer in time, - but well worth it!. We suggest you fill your fuel tank at Great Falls.)
1. From I-15, take exit 290 at Vaughn (about 8 miles from Great Falls).
2. Follow US-89 northbound, through Choteau (about 51 miles), to Browning (about 72 miles).
- OR -
Via I-15 and US-2 from Great Falls, through Shelby, to Browning (the 'fast' route):
(We suggest you fill your fuel tank at Great Falls or Shelby.)
1. Follow I-15 northbound to exit 363 (Shelby).
2. Head west on US-2, through Cut Bank (about 23 miles), to Browning (34 more miles).
And, in either case, continuing from
Browning...
3. Take US-89 (northbound) to Kiowa (about 13 miles).
4. In Kiowa, US-89 turns north (right); continue on it to St. Mary (about 19 miles).
5. In St. Mary, turn left on the Glacier National Park entrance road (Glacier Route 1 - Going-to-the-Sun Road).
6. At the Saint Mary Entrance Station, pay your entrance fee and pick up the literature and park map (entry fee is $10.00 per non-commercial automobile - good for 7 days).
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7. At West Glacier, take US-2 west to the intersection of MT-35 at Evergreen (about 15 miles).
Note: this is a 'T' intersection; US-2 turns
right; you turn left onto MT-35.
8. Turn left (south) on MT-35.
9. Follow MT-35 which, eventually, swings south and runs around the east shore of Flathead Lake, to the intersection of US-93 in Polson (about 45 miles).
10. Turn left onto US-93 and follow it to I-90 (this will be exit 96).
11. Take the I-90 westbound on-ramp heading west toward Idaho.
For more information about Glacier National Park, its topography as well as its inhabitants:
Glacier National Park
P.O.Box 128
West Glacier, MT 59936
406-888-7800
Or you may email them at:
glac_information@nps.gov
Official NPS Glacier National Park web site:
www.nps.gov/glac/home.htm
Hotel and Motel accommodations,
usually at a discount, are available in the
following communities:
For a 'clickable' accommodations
map of Montana, visit:
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How to get to Glacier
National Park (select your expected routing):
- Route
A:
From I-15 (coming from Canada), drive through Glacier National Park and return to Canada.
- Route
B:
From I-15 (coming from Canada), drive through Glacier National Park and return to I-15 to continue in a southbound direction.
- Route
C:
From I-15 (coming from south of Butte), drive through Glacier National Park and return to I-15 north or south or I-90 east of Butte.
- Route
D:
From I-15 (coming from south of Butte), drive through Glacier National Park and depart Montana, westbound, on I-90.
- Route
E:
From I-90 (coming from Idaho), drive through Glacier National Park and return to I-90 westbound.
- Route
F:
From I-90 (coming from Idaho), drive through Glacier National Park and return to I-90 eastbound.
- Route
G:
From I-90 (coming from the east), drive through Glacier National Park and return to I-90 eastbound.
- Route
H:
From I-90 (coming from the east), drive through Glacier National Park and return to I-90 westbound.
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