Glacier Nationwide Park’s Going-to-the-Solar Highway Is Totally Open for Summer time

A preferred highway at Montana’s Glacier Nationwide Park has totally reopened, permitting vacationers to as soon as once more discover by automobile.

The Going-to-the-Solar Highway totally opened over the weekend for the 2024 summer season season, enabling vacationers to drive over Logan Cross from each the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances, based on the Nationwide Park Service. With that additionally comes automobile reservations, that are required when coming into from the west aspect from 6 a.m. to three p.m. every day by Sept. 8.

“Highway crews battled avalanches and deep snow ranges above 5,500 ft this 12 months, and amenities workers labored towards freezing temperatures to get the water system operational,” the NPS wrote in an announcement, including, “Whereas driving alongside the highway, significantly by the Rim Rock space… guests ought to concentrate on potential rockfall and mustn’t decelerate or cease on this part. Rocks and different particles proceed to fall all through the summer season, requiring every day clear up. With the extent of snow at Logan Cross, guests ought to use excessive warning and chorus from crossing snowfields or standing underneath snow overhangs.”

To enter the highway from the west aspect of the park previous Apgar, vacationers should make automobile reservations for all vehicles and bikes on-line at Recreation.gov. Car reservations won’t be required to enter the Going-to-the-Solar Highway from the east aspect on the St. Mary entrance.

Reservations are additionally not required for park goers who have already got reservations for lodging, tenting, or excursions.

As well as, automobile reservations are presently required for the North Fork and will probably be required at Many Glacier beginning July 1.

Going-to-the-Solar Highway takes vacationers over Logan Cross, which peaks at 6,646 toes. With out stopping, it takes about 2 hours to drive the complete 50 miles. Alongside the way in which, vacationers can see mountain goats and bighorn sheep in addition to grizzly bears.

Summer time is the hottest time to go to Glacier Nationwide Park because of sunny days and hike-friendly heat climate.