The world-famous Montana Road is officially opened

Every summer we wait for the anticipated opening of the world-famous Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park. People literally travel from all over the world to take this scenic drive and admire the incredible beauty of one of America’s most popular national parks.

Over the past 5 years, nearly 3 million people visited Glacier National Park each year. Of course, the numbers were much lower during the pandemic, as the park was closed from late March to early June 2020.

2023– 2,933,616
2022– 2,908,458
2021– 3,081,656
2020– 1,698,864 (Park closed from March 24 to June 8, east side of the park remained closed)
2019– 3,049,839

There is good news for those of you waiting for your Going to the Sun Road experience. Glacier National Park becomes Sonnenstrasse The opening for vehicle traffic will take place on Saturday, June 22nd, for the 2024 summer season.

You get access to Logan Pass from both the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances. The number of available vehicle reservations is increasing and park officials stated that for the rest During the season, this increase in available vehicle reservations will be implemented through reservations for the following day, available daily from 7:00 p.m.

Vehicle reservations are only possible via Recreation.gov and not available at the park entrance. Vehicle reservations are necessary to enter Going to the Sun Road from the west side of the park behind Apgar.

Wondering if you need a reservation? Yes you do. Reservations are necessary for travelers with Vehicle or motorcycle out of 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every day until September 8, 2024.

You can use the free Recreation.gov app for your phone to make your summer camping and travel experiences faster.

cc: Glacier National Park, Recreation.gov