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Posted by dmmoyers on April 9, 2008 at 10:26:04 am EDT
In reply to Planning trip to Glacier Nat. Park in June posted by Fishinghiker on April 8, 2008 at 11:19:36 pm EDT

I was in GNP in early/mid June in 2007. I stayed at the Many Glacier campsite. There were plenty of open sites.

The nice thing about that time of year is that it will seem as though you have the park to yourself. There were very few people there.

The downside is that it is still early in the season there. The Going to the Sun Road was not yet open at Logan Pass. Once I got up higher on the trails, I always hit snow packs and sometimes ice bridges from the snow melt (be careful).

The Grinnell Glacier trail was open almost the entire way to the glacier. The trails to Iceberg Lake and Ptarmigan Lake were open, but I was walking on snow at elevation. The trails that do not gain that much elevation were fine.

I really enjoyed being there that time of year, but I planned the trip for solitude and relaxation. If you are wanting to "see all of the sights" at GNP, I would wait until later in the season.

Hope this helps. Have fun!

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