48 Hours in Glacier National Park

Angie Burton

How to do Glacier National Park if you only have a couple days!

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Day 1

Start of your day bright and early to head to the Grinnell Glacier trailhead. This hike is on the east side of the park. The trail is an out and back 10 mile hike with a little over 2,000 feet of elevation gain. It takes roughly 5 hours on average to complete. Make sure to bring bear spray and keep it accessible since this is hike is famous for their grizzlies!

This hike features alpine lakes, a waterfall, and of course, Grinnell Glacier! If you dare, you can swim in the glacier to cool off or sit on the rocks and eat your lunch here.

After the hike, I would reccommend camping at St. Mary's campground or St. Mary's lodge if that is your preferred accomodation. In order to camp at Glacier National Park, you MUST have a Going-To-The-Sun road permit that you can purchase on recreation.gov.

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Angie Burton

Hello & welcome my Thatch! My name is Angie. Based in Milwaukee, WI but I'm currently a senior in college earning my degree in Geography at Arizona State University online. The summer before the pandemic, I took my first ever road trip to see a few national parks and it completely changed my life. This was when I realized I had a passion for traveling and planning trips all over the world. I've spent endless hours researching different places to explore and looking at Google Maps on my free time. My goal is to see all 63 National Parks in the United States. So far, I have seen a total of 21 parks within the past few years. I'm excited to share my past itineraries that helped me reach these places!

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