Glacier National Park Lodging: Where to Stay Inside and Near the Park
Planning a trip to Glacier National Park raises one big question early on: where to stay near Glacier National Park? You can stay inside the park or in a nearby town. Here is the quick answer: Inside the park: you are closest to the lakes and trails, but the lodges are seasonal, and rooms often […]
How Much Do Property Managers Charge? Vacation Rental Fees
If you own a second home in Montana, or plan to buy one, one of the first questions you will ask is: How much do property managers charge? Here is the short answer: Vacation rental managers usually charge 20% to 35% of booking revenue for full service. Long-term rental managers usually charge 8% to 12% […]
Polebridge, Montana: The Mercantile, the Bakery, and the North Fork
Polebridge is a tiny, mostly off-grid community tucked into Glacier National Park’s remote northwest corner. There is no real town center beyond one historic general store, a saloon next door, and a scattering of cabins along a dirt road, but people have kept making the long, bumpy drive up here since well before World War […]
Two Medicine Lake: A Complete Visitor Guide to Glacier’s East Side
Tucked into the southeast corner of Glacier National Park, Two Medicine Lake stays noticeably calmer than Logan Pass and Many Glacier, even at the height of summer. Sinopah Mountain rises straight out of the water here, and the area is also home to one of the park’s oldest running boat tours, a lakeside campground, and […]
Columbia Falls, MT: A Complete Guide to Glacier’s Gateway Town
Columbia Falls is a small Flathead Valley town that sits closer to Glacier National Park’s west entrance than almost anywhere else you can stay. It has its own downtown, its own restaurants and shops, and a handful of attractions worth a stop even if the park is not on your plan for the day. This […]
What National Parks Are in Montana? Glacier, Yellowstone & More
Montana holds one national park entirely inside its borders and a small slice of a second, along with several more National Park Service sites that most visitors never hear about. Between battlefields, a working cattle ranch, and one of the busiest national parks in the country, there is more here than the postcards usually show. […]
Avalanche Lake Trail: Complete Hiking Guide
Avalanche Lake is one of the most popular hikes in Glacier National Park, and it earns that reputation without asking much of you. The trail passes through old growth cedar and hemlock forest, follows a rushing creek, and ends at a lake ringed by cliffs and waterfalls, all without a steep climb. This trail is […]
10 Best Hikes in Glacier National Park: Trails, Distances & Tips
Glacier National Park has more than 700 miles of trails, many leading somewhere you cannot see any other way: a lake fed by real glacier ice, a mountain pass with views on both sides, or a valley where mountain goats and bighorn sheep graze close to the path. This guide covers ten of the best […]
Flathead River Rafting Guide: North, Middle, and South Forks
The Flathead River is not one single stretch of water. It is a system of three forks, each with its own character, coming together to drain some of the wildest country in northwest Montana, including the western edge of Glacier National Park and the Great Bear and Bob Marshall Wilderness areas. If you are looking […]
Montana Vortex and House of Mystery: Is It Worth the Stop?
Somewhere between “science experiment” and “roadside curiosity,” the Montana Vortex and House of Mystery has been pulling curious travelers off the highway near Glacier National Park for decades. It is the kind of stop that splits opinion right down the middle — some visitors walk away convinced they just witnessed something that defies explanation, while […]