Campgrounds, chalets are slowly opening
Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 9 months AGO
Glacier National Park officials announced the opening of more services and roads for the summer season.
• Currently, more than 90 miles of road are open in the Park, accessing all areas of the Park.
• The road into Cutbank Creek opened June 9, and the campground is scheduled to open on June 17.
• Avalanche Campground and Rising Sun Motor Inn opened June 10.
• Saint Mary boat tours began operating June 10.
• Sperry Chalet will delay opening from July 8 to July 15, due to significant, lingering snowpack.
• Boat trips on Two Medicine Lake will be delayed until conditions warrant.
• Many Glacier, Two Medicine, and Cutbank campgrounds will open June 17, at the earliest.
More information can be found online at www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm or by calling 888-7800.
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