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Originally Posted by Lumatic
Here is the official park policy on lengths on Going to the Sun Road:
Vehicles, and vehicle combinations, longer than 21 feet (including bumpers) or wider than 8 feet (including mirrors), are prohibited between Avalanche Campground and the Rising Sun picnic area parking. Vehicle and vehicle combinations over 10 feet in height may have difficulty driving west from Logan Pass to the Loop, due to rock overhangs.
I want to travel from the west side of the park to the east. From Glacier we will be heading to Couer D'Alene. Is there a detour?
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We just got back from Glacier--spent two weeks at Many Glacier Campground in a site we reserved way in advance. We noticed that much of the campground comes in for one or two nights and leaves. Good turnover. If you don't have a reserved site, talk to the campground hosts and/or the ranger for the campground the day before and tell them what you want and how long you will be staying; they may be able to help you. Their procedure for the "first come first served" seems to be changing so inquire immediately. During the season from now on good sites for Airstreams will fill up more quickly than smaller tent sized ones. Getting to the campground by noon is a big help, since many of the overnighters are in a hurry to hit the road and have departed by 9-10 am.
The road into Many Glacier is the worst I can remember in 51 years of visiting. Drive the road from Babb to Many under the speed limit as there are more than numerous pot holes and bad patches, and then areas of washouts. We hit one, now slightly fixed, that sprung a leak under our bathroom sink and detached our writing desk from the living room wall. Fixed both with glue, longer screws, and shark bite pipe fittings, but be careful. We drove washout sections at 5 mph.
Hwy 89 South from St. Mary to East Glacier has several areas of significant construction. Don't be in a hurry. Drive from East Glacier along Marias Pass Hwy 2 Westbound to West Glacier/Belton--great road.
For anyone going to Many Glacier in June, in the future, it can be cold and wet, or not. We had a night of 32F, one of 39F, and most of 42F-44F with days in the 50s and rarely 60s. Or your year could be warm, but one year we were snowed out of Rising Sun on the 4th of July. Go prepared to be surprised either way.
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