2 weeks in Glacier August 2018
I am beginning my planning for family vacation at Glacier next summer. We have a 40' class A and coming from the east. Looking to see if I can stay at one place, or does it make sense to try a coupl...
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The OP would use his toad for the GTS Road.
The weekend before Labor Day most parking lots on GTS were filled before 9 am. People were blocking traffic waiting for a spot to open on some turnouts. Driving or taking the bus was taking up to five or six hours each way across the park.
We met several people complaining about the free shuttle and the paid tour bus advising passengers to not get off at any of the stops and look at sights in detail. The entire out and back trip was taking the whole day.
That weekend it was faster to take US-2 around the bottom of the park than to take GTS to get from east to west or the opposite.
I still strongly recommend that on a first trip to Glacier, spend some time at an east side campground, some time at a west side campground. Do not expect to be able to easily drive back and forth from one side to the other.
The weekend before Labor Day most parking lots on GTS were filled before 9 am. People were blocking traffic waiting for a spot to open on some turnouts. Driving or taking the bus was taking up to five or six hours each way across the park.
We met several people complaining about the free shuttle and the paid tour bus advising passengers to not get off at any of the stops and look at sights in detail. The entire out and back trip was taking the whole day.
That weekend it was faster to take US-2 around the bottom of the park than to take GTS to get from east to west or the opposite.
I still strongly recommend that on a first trip to Glacier, spend some time at an east side campground, some time at a west side campground. Do not expect to be able to easily drive back and forth from one side to the other.
