Glacier National Park

[sam22]

I'm looking to visit Glacier National Park in July (Montana, not BC). I want a campground that has hookups so we will be staying outside the park, most likely on the west side. I'm looking for recommendations on where to stay. The KAO looks very nice but it's really expensive. I've looked at San-Suz-Ed RV Park and Glacier Campground. Both are close to the park, similarly priced and look fairly private (I'm not interested in the parking lot style RV parks). Any suggestions on another spot I should consider or some recent experiences from the two I mentioned would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[bikendan]

padredw wrote:
Mountain Meadow in Hungry Horse is one of our favorite campgrounds--not just in West Glacier but in the entire country. Check it out.

If we hadn't stayed at Apgar campground, this is where we would've stayed.

[Horsedoc]

Electric and water at Glacier CG, but it is the closest CG to the entrance (West entrance( to the park) we were there a few years back, but only slept there and ate a few meals. There are some pretty long drives and slow to see the sites. Going To The Sun is a must do over to St Marys.
Goat Lick - it is amazing to see those goats walk and run up an almost vertical rock wall. We came in from the South on US 93 by Flathead Lake and Kalispell. We heard bad reports from Browning on folks who had come in from the east,

[docsouce]

We stayed at the St Mary KOA over the 4th of July last year. They treated us very well. They have cars on hand that you can rent, which we did because we don't tow, dog sitters are available, even supplied me with a ladder and extended brush so I could wash the 2500 miles of bugs we accumulated. Nice place.

[RAS43]

We stayed at North American RV Park for 5 days in 2016. It is a nice park with roomy sites. Staff was very courteous and helpful with questions about the area. It is close to the west entrance. And it is a Passport America park so the rates were good.

[dedmiston]

We stayed at the KOA about ten years ago and we felt like we got good value for what we paid.

The thing I remember most is sitting in the hot tubs at the end of the day and swapping stories with other families. We got some great ideas from the folks we met there.

Glacier is magical. Have a great trip!

[goducks10]

We stayed at Spruce on the River RV park. Nothing fancy but great river views if you get a river site.

[padredw]

Mountain Meadow in Hungry Horse is one of our favorite campgrounds--not just in West Glacier but in the entire country. Check it out.

[GeoBoy]

Definitely visit the West Glacier side, the KOA is nice and convenient but you should look at the Columbia Falls RV Park, nice place and very convenient to everything in the Columbia Falls, White Fish, Kalispell area.

[coolmom42]

East Glacier also has some good restaurants---Specifically, Serranos (Mexican) which has awesome food, and the Two Medicine Grill, great breakfast and lunch.

[coolmom42]

We stayed at San-Suz-Ed and did not enjoy it. The sites are pretty small in general and pretty crowded together.

East Glacier is much less crowded. We stayed at Y Lazy RV. Basic park, decent sites, very casual approach. No amenities, the shower and laundromat are not good. BUT it's in a beautiful setting with great views to the south and east, and a nice breeze when we were there. It's run by a lady who lives next door. We had full hookups for $30/night, 30 amp only.

[patperry2766]

I stayed at Glacier Campground this past July and I'd stay there again in a heartbeat. I can't say for sure if it has complete hookups, but I know electricity at my site for a fact. I used their shower facilities which were more than suitable for my needs.

KOA was expensive and it appeared to be more of a parking lot campground that you don't want, but they do have a lot of ammenities. If you want to live on the wild side and stay in a National Park with no hookups, I'd recommend Two Medicine Campground on the east side. About as far removed as you can get, but they have a pretty decent camp store and some decent hiking trails that originate from within the park. We were there 11 days and it by far was one of the best camping experience I've ever had.

[time2roll]

We stayed at the KOA and it is nice. Could only get one night. (very last minute)
Couple nights in North American RV Park. Fairly basic but also convenient on the West side.
Then we stayed at Red Eagle Motel RV Park on the East side. Very basic gravel lots. But again very convenient even if no real amenities and relatively low cost. Bring your voltage booster as we had low voltage in the hot afternoon.
On the Canadian side we stayed at the closest place we could get called the Great Canadian Barn Dance RV park. Checking in was a PITN and again pretty basic.
We were in the park virtually all day and into the evening so it did not matter much where we stayed. Did not really hang out in the campgrounds much.

[azdryheat]

We liked Rocky Mountain Hi RV park in Kalispell. LINK