We are planning to visit there in a 27' TT in mid August for a week. I am aware that Yellowstone is a zoo all Summer, but is Glacier really busy also?Will it be hard to find a campsite or an RV park? We enjoy park/forest service CG's, with or without hookups for 3-4 days, then an RV park for the next 3-4 days with HU's. Any info or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! I'm planning the trip now, and can try to make reservations in the next few days.Thanks!

From Florida? Good for you! That should be a great trip.Since you're planning to split the week into two location segments, you might want to consider spending the first part of the trip on the east side of Glacier. It's a quieter, slower pace over there. You won't have the same worries about crowds and full camps over there.Then when you move to the west, check out one of the RV parks like the KOA. I think our best KOA experience ever was at that KOA.On the eastern side (the quiet side), consider taking a day trip across the border into Canada. Bring your passports with you and check out the other side, just to say you did.I can't remember the name of the place (I think it had "Sisters" in the name), but there was an outstanding place to eat north of camp on the road up to Canada. Great pie.Good for you for planning this trip. It's definitely worth the drive.

If you plan on staying inside the park, reserve. If nearby works, up to you. ,[48.2340033,-114.2947739]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:1]https://www.google.com/search?tbm=lcl&ei=NuBWXtPTPJOE9PwPotC4sAE&q=rv+camping+near+glacier+national+park&oq=rv+camping+near+glacier+national+park&gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0.0.8221.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.1mUGx47173M#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:[[48.828525899999995,-113.37519789999999],[48.2340033,-114.2947739]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:1Also, you can't cross the park via GTTSR with a TT in tow. Just a friendly FYI.

The crowds aren't anything like YNP and actually we never noticed a problem on the west side. We stayed over there a couple of times and on the east side several times. The problem can be when will the Going to the Sun road be opened. That was delayed the last couple of times we were up there. You probably can't be sure it will be open before early July. Varies year to year of course. Weather is also a big question, nice sunny days seem to be at a minimum.Glacier is absolutely a hiking park, meaning you have to get out and hike to see the park. Not that much to see other than the GTTS road.Not much boondocking on the east side since that is mostly Indian Reservation. More on the west side but down south. Do not try Hungry Horse reservoir or at least be prepared not to find a space. It is very popular with the locals and was filled mid week when we checked. Lots of dispersed camping along Hwy 2 south of the park along the river that the highway follows.On the west side do take a day trip up to Bowman Lake in the north, stop at the small cafe for their famous cinnamon buns. As for Canada go up on the east side to their Peace Park which is the northern boundary of Glacier.

We went with a 26' TT. Made reservations at a USFS campground on Hungry Horse, but only stayed there one night as I was able to get up early and go to APGAR and get a site (first come first serve) as people were checking out. You have to get there early, like 6 am, as there will be a number of people who will be doing the same thing. There seems to be quite a bit of turnover of campsites everyday, so if you're willing to go early then you can usually get a spot I think.

We pulled into Apgar in late June last year around 5 pm and were told it had filled just a few minutes before. Stayed in a commercial campground nearby and was in the park around 8 the next morning and no problem finding a site. We were there three nights and saw people getting sites into early afternoon except on Sat

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Truckinguy
Explorer
Mar 09, 2020
Length for us isn't too much an issue as the height and width. Many some of those spots from Logan pass down the West side. I would not take my truck camper across that road. Asking for trouble. PIA at least. We leave it in the campground if we go over the road.
bobsallyh
Explorer II
Mar 09, 2020
I just took the easy way, the path of least resistance. And since this wasn't going to be a one time drive on the road, I used the KISS theory.
agesilaus
Explorer III
Mar 09, 2020
We've been over that road maybe 6 to 8 times and I never saw anyone being checked for length. I thought that was mainly to keep truck plus TT combos from going up the road. If the supposed max length is 22 ft then most full sized pickups with crew cab would be at or over that.

Here is the official site: Glacier: GTSE info

And it says 21 ft but shows ClassA/C RVs and a towed TT but not a pickup truck and the length is 21 ft. I'm fairly sure my truck is more like 23 ft.
hornet28
Explorer
Mar 08, 2020
It would be a pain to take this guard off for just that.
TUCQUALA
Explorer
Mar 08, 2020
Was on Going to Sun road last July, week after the 4th, followed a Dog dually going up and watched a couple coming back west!! Fun time!! Real entertaining when two met, esp for the one on the cliff side!! Saw one along the way with bashed mirror, and one with rear fender damage. Can't say that stuff happened that day, but!!!!
bobsallyh
Explorer II
Mar 08, 2020
hornet28, they didn't measure, I self measured. It was over, not by much, but I sure didn't want to have to fool around when approaching the entrance. Easy enough to pull the pin and pull rack out and let at RV park.
hornet28
Explorer
Mar 08, 2020
Drove the road last June with our CC dually without a problem. bobsallyh who measured your rig to say you were too long? Mine is just over 22' and wasn't any problem nor was I told by anyone that I couldn't drive it. We drove the entire route west to east
Truckinguy
Explorer
Mar 08, 2020
buc1980 wrote:
The going to the sun road is wide to go with a long bed DRW ?

Some tight spots but slow is the go. And pull in your mirrors there is a chance some one could wack them and on that road their useless. I hate those Dodge ones they stick way into the other lane and their not needed.
bobsallyh
Explorer II
Mar 08, 2020
Not a problem but can be close at places due to continuous construction. I had to take the front bike rack off on our 2003 Dodge Dually Quad Cab, 8 ft. bed to clear the length measurement. And also second Polebridge.
agesilaus
Explorer III
Mar 08, 2020
buc1980 wrote:
The going to the sun road is wide to go with a long bed DRW ?

Not a problem

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