Glacier National Park trip
5:36 PM - Posted by Pallavi Damera - 0 comments
Here is our trip plan from Seattle to Glacier National Park:

Late summer is best time to go as Going-to-the-sun will be blocked most of the winter.
 
Friday -
  • 545 bus from 41st freeway stop(next to MSFT) takes you very close to king station
  • if you want to rent lens from Glazers - its also in downtown - ~ $20 per lens for entire weekend
  • Catch Empire builder train from Downtown Seattle (there are roomettes and dinner is served in train)

Saturday
  • Early morning arrive at one of the Glacier NP train stations 
  • Rental car pick up (book it prior and make sure to confirm at which GNP train station they will be there for you to pick it up) 
  • Reach accommodation (recommend booking something with VRBO)... we took Tea Kettle ranch, it is a very secluded house in the woods - spooky and but beautifully close to nature (like in the movie Shining)
  • Drive down to Visitors center, do the Hidden lake trail ~ 1.5 miles. you will see a lot of mountain goats here
  • Return to room before sunset - curvy mountain roads are not easy to drive at night
  • Enjoy dinner, bonfire and the stars - i have never seen so many at once

Sunday -
  • wake up early - to reach Maney lodge, where the ranger led hikes start around 8am
  • You will need to buy tickets for the boat ride unless you plan to hike about 4 miles
  • you can buy lunch sandwiches here - be sure to carry lunch if you plan to do Grennel Glacier hike
  • Take Bear spray - bears are really there here
  • depending on your stamina choose to do shorter 3 mile hike around the lakes or the 8 mile long Glacier hike
  •   if you are doing Glacier hike try to do it with the ranger for safety from bears
  • after a tiring hike try huckleberry shake - its yummy

Monday -
  •  there are early morning flights to Seattle that you can catch and you can return rental car in airport - you should reach Seattle by 7:30AM

If you want to spend one more day - you can try some scenic float boat rides or white water rafting (recommended for more adventurous souls)







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