Glacier National Park

Pros: Very scenic with many trails
Cons: The glaciers will soon be memories

Glacier National Park contains more than seven hundred miles of hiking trails. The park is in the Rocky Mountains and there are definitely some trails that involve serious climbing. However, there are also trails with very little change in elevation, ...

Pros: Magnificent scenery, not too crowded.
Cons: None that I can think of.

Sometimes wildlife can come a little too close for comfort. The first time I visited Glacier National Park, back in 1959, I had an unusual encounter with a bear. After driving out of the main entrance on the east side of Glacier, we decided to stop at a...

Pros: Intimate views of beautiful mountains
Cons: Not near an interstate (also a pro!--fewer tourists)

Glacier National Park, in Northern Montana, is one of my favorite spots in the country. It is less well known than such treasures as Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, but it is no less beautiful. The nice thing about it is that it's a little...

Pros: Beef in excelsis at the Cattle Baron and serious desserts
Cons: Montana is no place for vegetarians to try to eat

I'm not sure that the Cattle Baron Supper Club--which is close to being Babb, Montana, rather than being in Babb--is the best steakhouse in the West, as ralph27's epinion claimed. I've only been in four western states this millennium and there are ...

Pros: wildlife, hikes
Cons: tourists were more friendly than locals

We hiked over 50 miles in 6 days. Our group consisted of 15 people - 9 males and 6 females, ages 9 – 46. My 11-year old nephew recently broke his leg and had his cast removed 7 days before hiking Iceberg Trail (10 miles round trip). He brought along a ...

Pros: Historic Housing, Car Camping, Services, Historic Buses, Free Shuttles, Ranger Guided Hikes, Nearby Airport
Cons: Solo Hiker/Backpacker OUT OF LUCK, NOISY Hiking Required Due to Bears

John Muir said about this park at the turn of the century-- "Get off the tracks at Belton Station, and in a few minutes you will find yourself in the midst of what you are sure to say is the best care-killing scenery on the continent. Give a month at ...

Pros: Mountains, lakes, beauty EVERYWHERE!
Cons: It's a little out of the way for most Americans

I probably shouldn’t be telling you this secret, so please keep it to yourself. It’s bad enough if 100 people read this review—if they begin telling their friends, and their friends tell friends, and so on, well, then, not only will the secret be out,...

Pros: Plenty of trails and soul-calming scenery
Cons: Short season and out-of-the-way location

Prologue
It was really a fluke that we ended up at Glacier. It seems so out of the way, tucked up in the corner like that. Who would go there. I don't know what possessed us to think that we could drive from Chicago to western Montana without...

Pros: Incredible, wild, natural beauty
Cons: People can get hurt if they don't follow the rules

I am very lucky; I live in Kalispell, Montana, about a 40 minute drive from Glacier Park. I cannot say enough about the great wonders available in this park. It is one of the great wonders of America, and everyone who can go, should. When it is open...

Pros: Beautiful, somewhat secluded but still offers plenty of activities. And, there are no TAXES. yet
Cons: some of the prices can get a little scary. But I suppose that is no different than any other tourist attraction. However, they are considering adding taxes to this part of Montana because of the high tourist volume.

There is more to Glacier than just the park. If you have already visited then you know what I mean when I say most of the surroundings are "tourist traps".

Prices are unbelievably high. Service is at times unrealistically rude and...

Pros: Pristine wilderness! What more can you ask for? I love Glacier.
Cons: The lake Sherburne Dam and the GPI concessions.

I spent four summers in Glacier working at a cafe on the East side of the park between St. Mary's and Babb...so I will concentrate my opinion on the Eastern slope of the park. First of all there is only one road through the park "going to the sun road"...

Pros: Beauty, Greatness of it, the animal life, and one of the last areas in the us that is still a remote wilderness
Cons: Not for everyone, those who don't like the outdoors or risky situations will not enjoy staying

I have visited a large majority of our Nations National and State parks, and I have to say of them all, Glacier National Park is the best; at least from my perspective. But I would also say its not for everyone and I will tell you why.

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Pros: Scenery, Scenery, Scenery, did I say Scenery?
Cons: As with any National Park - other people!

1) Overview.

Look up Glacier National Park, Montana on a Map. Go straight north just across the US-Canadian Border and you will find the Waterton-Lakes side of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Many don't know this but Glacier...

Pros: grizzly bears, excellent trails, beautiful sites
Cons: grizzly bears, tourist traps, crowded at times

It's difficult to describe the breath-taking sites surrounding you when you take a trip to Glacier National Park. But it's absolutely beautiful! If you've been, then you know what I'm talking about. If you've never been, and you're contemplating a trip,...

Pros: Spectacular scenery, lots of wildlife
Cons: Make sure the roads are open, bring bug juice

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions Glacier National Park in Montana was the highlight of a summer trip encompassing MN, SD, WY, and ID. Although we saw wonderful works of nature throughout the trip and in each state, this park took our breath...