Planning A Backpacking Trip To Glacier National Park

Here you will find out everything you need to know for planning a trip to glacier.
Planning a backpacking trip to glacier national park. Backpacking glacier national park s northern loop about that 92 mile hike including more photos and my story about a shorter and easier family backpacking trip on the gunsight pass trail. Backpacking in glacier national park this is the heart of site. Read my story descending the food chain. Planning a trip to glacier national park with insider tips from real park rangers glacier national park is a wonderland of mountain peaks lakes waterfalls and wildlife.
Browse through to stumble upon hikes hiking and news relating to hike 734 or search it for specific keywords such as iceberg lake and highline trail. Where do start on planning my extended backpacking trip in glacier national park in part 1 i explored resources and approach to getting a great extended backpacking trip in glacier national park. From spectacular going to the sun road of glacier national park gorgeous waterton lakes national park to the fun ski town of whitefish you won t want to miss a thing glacier country has to offer. Most likely you re going to have to settle for a low elevation backpacking trip.
Cobalt lake near two medicine might be open. For scenery wildlife and fewer people i d suggest the first backpacking trip i ever did in glacier in the less visited northwest corner of the park where you ll hike 36 5 miles from bowman lake to kintla lake via brown pass and. Spanning more than 4 000 square kilometers on the canadian us border glacier national park is nicknamed the crown of continent. In the broadest sense glacier s backcountry comes in two flavors east and west roughly split along the continental divide.
Learn how to plan your. While its famed going to the sun road offers spectacularall. In this video i m providing more specific guidance on routes. Bear spray which is a must for any hiking in glacier national park and tell people where you are going.
Travel planning resource guide how to plan the perfect glacier national park trip for your family july 16 2019 9 minute read glacier national park montana is one of my favorite parks for families. Outdoors blogger and former backpacker magazine northwest editor michael lanza describes the best backpacking trip in glacier national park.