Glacier Can Keep You Busy All Summer Long

Sun., June 27, 1999

From Staff

Glacier National Park has more than enough hiking, camping, fishing and Rocky Mountain scenery to keep you entertained on your next summer vacation.

The following are Internet sources for planning a trip.

Glacier National park home page, specific park details and updates at www.nps.gov/glac/home.htm.

National Park Service digital maps library, includes maps of Glacier and other parks for trip planning (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format that lets you enlarge the image) at www.nps.gov/carto.

Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park, which adjoins Glacier on the Alberta side of the border, has info, maps and currency conversion tables at www.watertoninfo.ab.ca/index.html.

GORP, the Great Outdoors Recreation Pages, has information in addition to that offered by the Park service at www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US-National-Park/mt-glaci.HTM.

Glacier Park Inc., which runs the hotels inside Glacier, has an online reservation form at www.glacierparkinc.com.

Montana Online Highways has contacts for additional lodges and motels at www.ohwy.com/mt/g/glacinpk.htm.

Glacier Country also has lodging and tourist information at www.glaciercountry.com/adventure/resource.html.

Glacier National Park Area Directory may have additional RV campground information at www.mmrvpark.com/glacier-national-park/ glacierdirectory.htm.

Montana Bed and Breakfast Association has useful contacts at www.mtbba.com.

Montana Travel Guide allows you to get off your computer and get an old-fashioned vacation planning kit by caling (800) 847-4868 or at www.visitmt.com.

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