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 couple of different campgrounds to see the most of Glacier. I am also towing a jeep.

A lot of people spend some time on both the East Side and the West Side of the park. That can make seeing more of the park more convenient because you don't have to traverse the park every time you want to do something on the other side. We stayed at the West Glacier KOA a few weeks ago. It's a bit expensive, but we thought well worth the price and would highly recommend it. We would definitely stay there again. There is also a KOA on the east side in St. Mary. Haven't stayed there so can't make an informed recommendation.Also, if I were you, I would try to get to Glacier before fire season starts.

Spent 5 days at Glacier last week. Recommend 4-5 days on the east side and the rest of the time on the west side. You will spend half of a day crossing the park from one side to the other. Going to the Sun Road will take 2-4 hours to cross the park. US-2 around the bottom might be faster, but still takes time.

Stay on the East side and take the bus to the main sites. No reason to drive your MH to the west side. If you wish make a day trip in the TV to the west side so you can brag that you drove the GTS highway. St Marys Campground (?) (dry camping) the one near the East visitors center is in walking distance to the bus pickup at the visitors center. In August the parking lot at Logan Pass will be full by noon.2 weeks at Glacier is a LOT of time unless you hike a lot. The Canada park side (Waterton) is much more scenic and better hiking trails. The Townsite CG at Waterton has full hookups and as the name implies is in walking distance of a small town with expensive food.

The KOA on the east side is well-run and very short drive to visitor center. I'd recommend it. The red Jammer tours for the GTS road will pick up and return there if you reserve that way.I definite would spend a couple of days in Waterton. We regretted not overnighting there.

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:Spent 5 days at Glacier last week. Recommend 4-5 days on the east side and the rest of the time on the west side. You will spend half of a day crossing the park from one side to the other. Going to the Sun Road will take 2-4 hours to cross the park. US-2 around the bottom might be faster, but still takes time.You will not be permitted to take anything near as large as a 40' motor home over Going to the Sun road. I believe the limit is 25'. Use Hiway 2.

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time2roll
Nomad
Sep 06, 2017
Book your reservations early. Last July we found many RV parks and campgrounds to be full. We had to hop a bit but it worked out OK. Red bus tour also fills up but with a two week window you should not have an issue. Don't forget your passport to visit Waterton on the Canadian side. We had more to do on the East and North.

Two full weeks is a lot of time at the park unless you are big on hiking or boating such as a canoe. Check regulations as watercraft can be restricted.
JMHO
docsouce
Explorer II
Sep 08, 2017
We spent the first 5 days of this past July at the St.Mary KOA. Had a ball. The people running the campground were great. As mentioned they offer a pet care service and if you aren't towing a vehicle, like us, they have rental cars available right on site. The rental cost was very reasonable too. It was a new Camery. Our RV is 25 ft over all length and 21 feet OAL is the max allowed on the Going to the Sun Road and Route 49 which cuts from Rt 2 East Glacier Park Village to rt 89. You'll see it on the map. We don't hike much so the 5 days in St Mary were fine. The day we rented the car and when over the Going to the Sun road we spent a few hours on the west side, which was enough for us,then took that rt 49 back toward St Mary. Very tight turns and steep grades. It was OK in a car but I can see why it is restricted to 21 ft. Max length. When you are at St Mary please include a run to to "Many Glacier" a few miles north St Mary off rt 89. A great scenic road with a waterfall too.
GeoBoy
Explorer
Sep 09, 2017
I have stayed in both east and west Glacier and I would stay on the west side, lots more to do. Try the different campgrounds in Kalispell, White Fish and definitely stay at Columbia Falls RV Park in Columbia Falls, MT.
Norskeman
Explorer
Sep 14, 2017
We stayed here in 2013:
Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins
Hungry Horse, Montana
https://mountainmeadowrv.com

We had a 34' fifth wheel. Made reservations in March of that year for an August trip.
padredw
Nomad
Sep 14, 2017
Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins
Hungry Horse, Montana
https://mountainmeadowrv.com

We had a 34' fifth wheel.

I can confirm this word for word. Definitely where I would go back for any visit to Glacier. One of our favorite campgrounds. Outside the commercial area of West Glacier, but handy.

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