Glacier National Park starting ticketed Entry
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/03/31/glacier-national-park-unveils-ticketed-entry-system-for-sun-road/ I'm sure there are going to be questions and local pushback.
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I wish they didn't have to do this either, but the whole experience of visiting these popular National Parks is being severely degraded by over crowding. It was becoming almost impossible to access trailheads off going to the sun road due to the crowds and traffic, and you could get stuck in hours long traffic jams from folks waiting for spaces. At times the predominant sound in the St Marys valley was not the wind and birds, but traffic. They had to do something about this.
I am curious what other suggestions folks have to address this particular problem and the issue of over crowding in the National Parks?
In many cases the solution has been shuttle buses during the busy season (eg Zion) but this is harder when the road is also a thoroughfare (eg RMNP and glacier) and with COVID restrictions.
I am curious what other suggestions folks have to address this particular problem and the issue of over crowding in the National Parks?
In many cases the solution has been shuttle buses during the busy season (eg Zion) but this is harder when the road is also a thoroughfare (eg RMNP and glacier) and with COVID restrictions.
