From Glacier Park Station an automobile road leads to St. Mary Chalets
and Many Glacier Hotel and Chalets, with side roads to Cut Bank and
Two Medicine Chalets. From Belton there is an automobile road to the
foot of Lake McDonald. There is also a wagon road along Flathead River
from the foot of Lake McDonald to the northern border of the Park.
There is no road across the Continental Divide, and all trips in the
mountain region must be by trail.
Transportation between Glacier Park Hotel, Two Medicine Chalets, Cut
Bank Chalets, St. Mary Chalets, and Many Glacier Hotel and Chalets is
by automobile. There is launch service on St. Mary Lake between the
St. Mary and Going-to-the-Sun Chalets and on Lake McDonald between the
foot of the lake and the hotels near the head. There is also a trail
between Going-to-the-Sun and St. Mary Chalets, on Lake St. Mary, as
well as between the foot of Lake McDonald and the hotels at the head
of the lake. Trails furnish the only means of communication between
the other chalet groups and between the chalets and the hotels on Lake
McDonald. On the trails the only transportation is on horseback or
afoot. The following rates are authorized in the Park:--
_One way_
Automobile fare between--
Glacier Park Hotel and St. Mary Chalets $3.50
Glacier Park Hotel and Many Glacier Hotel 6.50
St. Mary Chalets and Many Glacier Hotel 3.00
Glacier Park Hotel to Two Medicine Chalets 1.50
Belton and Lake McDonald .50
There is no regular automobile service to Cut Bank Chalets; a rate of
$5.00 for the round trip is made for a minimum of 4 fares.
Launch rates are as follows:--
Between chalets on St. Mary Lake $.75
Between points on Lake McDonald .75
Guides, saddle- and pack-horses can be secured from the Park
Saddle-Horse Company, at Glacier Park Station, Many Glacier Hotel,
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, Glacier Hotel, and Lake McDonald at the
following rates:
_Per day_
Parties of 1 to 5 people:--
Saddle- and pack-horses, each $3.00
Guides, including horse and board 5.00
Parties of 6 or more people:--
Saddle- and pack-horses, each 3.00
Guides, including horse and board 3.00
Park rules require 1 guide for every 10 persons or fraction of 10.
Pack-horses are not needed for short one-day trips, but are necessary
for long trips of several days. One pack-horse will carry the dunnage
of 10 people.
All saddle-horses are required to be equipped with waterproof
slickers, which outfitters supply free.
Glacier National Park contains many beautiful camping-spots, and
camping tours independent of hotels or chalets are popular for
tourists who like to "rough it." The Park Saddle-Horse Company will
furnish complete outfits at following prices for trips of 10 or more
days:--
_Rates for complete camping tours_
_Cost per day per person_
1 person $25.00
2 persons 15.75
3 persons 12.65
4 persons 12.40
5 persons 11.30
6 persons 10.60
7 persons 10.00
8 persons 9.70
9 persons 9.60
10 persons or more 9.50
The above rates include the necessary guides, cooks, saddle-horses,
pack-horses, provisions, tents, cooking-utensils, stoves, and
everything except blankets. Tourists are advised to bring their own
blankets or bedding, or they can rent blankets from the outfitters at
$1.00 per pair.
The rates below are for the most popular trips that are taken. In all
cases meals and lodgings will be extra at the hotels, chalets, or
teepees at the regular rate:--
One-day trips:--
Glacier Park Hotel to Two Medicine Chalets by
automobile, and return $3.00
Glacier Park Hotel to Going-to-the-Sun Chalets by
automobile and launch, and return 8.50
Glacier Park Hotel to Mount Henry and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Many Glacier Hotel to Iceberg Lake and return,
horseback 3.50
Many Glacier Hotel to Grinnell Lake and return,
afternoon trip, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 3.50
Many Glacier Hotel to Grinnell Glacier and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Many Glacier Hotel to Cracker Lake and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Many Glacier Hotel to Granite Park Chalets and
return, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.50
Many Glacier Hotel to Ptarmigan Lake and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 3.50
Many Glacier Hotel to Morning Eagle Falls and
return, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Many Glacier Hotel to Going-to-the-Sun Chalets
via Piegan Pass, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
St. Mary Chalets to Red Eagle Lake and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets to Roe's Basin and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets to Sexton Glacier and
return, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 3.50
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets to Gunsight Lake and
return, horseback (minimum 3 persons) 4.00
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets to Many Glacier Hotel
via Piegan Pass, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Head of Lake McDonald to Sperry Glacier and
Sperry Chalets and return, horseback (minimum,
3 persons) 4.00
Head of Lake McDonald to Lincoln Peak and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Head of Lake McDonald to Avalanche Basin and
return, horseback (minimum, 3 persons) $4.00
Head of Lake McDonald to Snyder Lake and return,
horseback (minimum, 3 persons) 4.00
Two-day trips:--
Glacier Park Hotel to Many Glacier Hotel and St.
Mary and Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, and return,
automobile, and launch 14.50
Glacier Park Hotel to Two Medicine Chalets via
road or Mount Henry trail, and return (minimum,
3 persons) 8.00
Many Glacier Hotel to Granite Park Chalets and
return, horseback 8.00
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets to Glacier Hotel on Lake
McDonald, horseback (minimum, 5 persons) 8.00
Head of Lake McDonald to Going-to-the-Sun Chalets,
horseback (minimum, 5 persons) 8.00
Three-day trips:--
Glacier Park Hotel to St. Mary Chalets, Many
Glacier Hotel, Iceberg Lake, and Going-to-the-Sun
Chalets and return, automobile, horseback,
and launch 18.00
Glacier Park Hotel to Two Medicine Chalets,
Mount Morgan Pass, Cut Bank Chalets, Triple
Divide Peak, Red Eagle Lake, and St. Mary
Chalets, horseback (minimum, 5 persons) 13.25
St. Mary Chalets to Glacier Park Hotel, reverse of
preceding trip (minimum, 5 persons) 13.25
Four-day trip:--
Glacier Park Hotel to St. Mary Chalets, Many
Glacier Hotel, Iceberg Lake, Granite Park Chalets,
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, St. Mary Chalets
and return to Glacier Park Hotel, automobile,
horseback, and launch 22.50
Five-day trips:--
Glacier Park Hotel to Many Glacier Hotel, Iceberg
Lake, Granite Park Chalets, Going-to-the-Sun
Chalets, St. Mary Chalets, and return to Glacier
Park Hotel, automobile, horseback, and launch 26.00
Glacier Park Hotel to Two Medicine Chalets,
Mount Morgan Pass, Cut Bank Chalets, Triple
Divide Peak, Red Eagle Lake, St. Mary Chalets,
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, Piegan Pass, and
Many Glacier Hotel, horseback (minimum, 5
persons) $18.00
Many Glacier Hotel to Glacier Park Hotel, reverse
of preceding trip (minimum, 5 persons) 18.00
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets to Piegan Pass, Many
Glacier Hotel, Swift Current Pass, Granite Park
Chalets, Garden Wall Trail, Glacier Hotel on
Lake McDonald, Sperry Glacier, Sperry Chalets,
Gunsight Pass, and return to Going-to-the-Sun
Chalets (this trip cannot be taken until the
completion of the new trail over the Garden
Wall, about August 1, 1917; minimum, 5 persons) 20.00
Many Glacier Hotel over route described above
and return to Many Glacier (minimum, 5 persons) 20.00
Hotels at head of Lake McDonald over route
described above and return to head of Lake
McDonald (minimum, 5 persons) 20.00
Six-day trip:--
Glacier Park Hotel to St. Mary Chalets, Many
Glacier Hotel, Iceberg Lake, Granite Park
Chalets, Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, Sexton
Glacier, and return to Glacier Park Hotel;
automobile, launch, and saddle-horse 30.70
Seven-day trip:--
Glacier Park Hotel to Many Glacier Hotel, Iceberg
Lake, Granite Park Chalets, Cracker Lake,
Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, Sexton Glacier, and
return to Glacier Park Hotel, automobile,
saddle-horse, and launch 34.70