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EASY_RIDER
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Aug 12, 2013

camping in glacier national park campgrounds, generator use.

I am planning a trip to glacier national park, am I allowed to use my generator at the campgrounds in the park, if so are there limitations as to when I can use the generator? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tom
  • Nearly all federal campgrounds that allow generators do not allow them from around 8 PM to 8 AM or similiar hours. As I recall some campgrounds at GNP do not allow them and/or have loops that do not allow. Best to go the the Park's website and look up camping and the rules and it will definitely specify it for you.
  • Generator Use:

    Generators

    NPS Generator Use! wrote:
    Quiet Hours and Generator Use

    Activities must be kept to a level that ensures noise does not disturb other campers. Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

    Generator use in campgrounds is permitted only during the hours: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.; 12 noon - 2:00 p.m.; and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

    Generator use is prohibited at ALL TIMES in the following campgrounds:

    Fish Creek, C Loop
    Many Glacier, sites 86-100
    Rising Sun, sites 49-84
    Spraque Creek, All sites
    St. Mary, A Loop
    Two Medicine, sites 1-36
    Unreasonable idling of motor vehicles is prohibited.
  • harold1946 wrote:
    To The best of My knowledge generator hours are still 8:00-10:00 AM, 12:00 - 2:00PM and 5:00-7:PM in all GNP campgrounds.

    That's what it was when we were there a couple months ago at St Mary's. Made it challenging to program quiet times for the auto gen start.
  • To The best of My knowledge generator hours are still 8:00-10:00 AM, 12:00 - 2:00PM and 5:00-7:PM in all GNP campgrounds.

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