Many Glacier Entrance

Description

If you enjoy hiking and wildlife watching, Many Glacier is an excellent place to see bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose, black-tailed deer, and perhaps a wolf, bear, or coyote. The Swiftcurrent Lake Nature Trail is a three-mile trek around Swiftcurrent Lake that begins at the Many Glacier Hotel. The trail takes you through forests of spruce and pine. At Josephine Lake, you can explore old-growth forests; starting around July, when the trail becomes passable, a naturalist leads an 11-mile round-trip hike to Grinnell Glacier. Check the park naturalist schedules for departure times. Camping and Other Lodging. Historic Many Glacier Hotel is widely thought to be the most scenic of the park's grand lodges. Built in 1915 by the Great Northern Railway to entice tourists to travel by train to the mountains, the hotel is now managed by Glacier Park, Inc., and offers over 200 rooms at elegant prices. A restaurant, snack bar, cocktail lounge, and gift shop are located on the premises, which is open only during the summer. Swiftcurrent Motor Inn is located at the end of Many Glacier Road and offers affordable motel rooms and cabins. Amenities include a restaurant, a camp store, and a coin laundry. It is also open only during summer months. For further information concerning dates of operation, rates, or room availability, contact Glacier Park, Inc. (406-892-2525). Many Glacier Campground offers over a hundred campsites. Please refer to the Many Glacier Campground hot spot for more detailed information.