Top 10 Reasons to Visit Glacier National Park
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- Glacier National Park in Montana is wild in every sense of the word, from it jagged peaks, alpine glaciers, glistening waterfalls and the wildlife that greets you at every turn. There isn’t another place like it on earth. Most scientists believe that by 2030, the majority of glaciers in Glacier National Park will not be here anymore. It’s all the more reason why you need to come visit this park. That’s why we’d like to share our top 10 Best Things to Do in Glacier National Park:
1. Grinnel Glacier
2. Bear Sightings
3. Ptarmigan Tunnel
4. Many Glacier Area
5. Waterfalls - Red Rock Falls, St. Mary’s Falls, Virginia Falls,
6. Wildlife
7. The Continental Divide Trail
8. The Highline Trail
9. Going-to-the-sun Road
10. Lake McDonald
FYI - The Highline Trail in Glacier National Park is an extremely popular hike. However, don't let the popularity fool you into thinking it's a breeze. The Highline Trail is one of the toughest in America, with spectacular views and ample wildlife. If you plan on visiting Glacier National Park, do so ASAP! Scientists say that by 2030, the glaciers would have melted due to climate change and forest fires. Watch and share this episode so that we can protect our national parks.
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Glaciers: bit.ly/2D3aeJV
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I am 71 years old. I did Saint Mary Falls AND Virginia Falls. 4 + miles. VERY worth it! I went with my son, his wife, and NINE children! They all did the hikes too (home schooled, too)!
I visited in the 1980s and was told by the year 2000 all the glaciers would be gone. Glad I get to go back this and see glaciers that were supposed to be gone 22 years ago!
My son just arrived there tonight with a friend. Excited(and a bit nervous) for him. Can't wait to see his pics!
Just came back from Glacier. What an incredible place. Should be on every bucket list
Going September 2022 Can’t wait 😛
Incredible, I really enjoyed Cedars trail to avalanche creek and lake. Thanks for sharing
Our pleasure! We've done Avalanche Lake, but not for Rock the Park. It's a great hike.
Such an amazing video! Well done, guys.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much 🙌
Awesome video guys. We fell in love with Glacier National Park this year while we've been here. Only wish the whole Park was open. But I guess we have a reason to come back.
It's a bummer for sure, but glad the Blackfeet Nation are able to do what they need to do in these uncertain times. Probably nice to give the wildlife on the East side a little rest from us humans too. 😬 😀
Thanks for the info!
Wow, what an excellent presentation. You guys are great, thanks so much he. ❤
I LOVE Glacier... We were supposed to go in August, but with Covid that's probably not going to happen (we're Canadian). My top 10 is a bit different from yours though...
10. Trail of the Cedars... A quirk of the climate has established a grove of towering cedars tucked between the mountains on Glacier's west side.
9. Baring, St. Mary, and Virginia Falls... Three rushing waterfalls at the head of St. Mary Lake.
8. Lake Mcdonald Lodge... A more quaint than grand national park lodge, it's still a lovely place to sit for a quiet evening, have dinner, and walk the shore of Lake Mcdonald. Boat tours of the lake also depart from here.
7. St. Mary Lake/Wild Goose Island Viewpoint... If you're coming into Glacier from the east, this will be your first major sight in Glacier, and it's postcard perfect.
6. Waterton Lakes National Park... Glacier is connected to a beautiful national park here in Canada that is worth visiting if you're coming to Glacier. Its main sights are Upper Waterton Lake, the Prince of Wales Hotel, Red Rock Canyon, the hike to Crypt Lake, and Cameron Lake (the far shore of Cameron Lake is in the US).
5. The Highline Trail... For all the reasons you guys said. It parallels the Going to the Sun Road, giving you more time to appreciate the same scenery.
4. The White Busses (that are actually red)... These vintage 1936 touring busses patrol the park's roads and are one of the park's icons. You can take a tour aboard them or just take pictures. Either way, I love seeing them.
3. Many Glacier Hotel... A grand, picturesque national park lodge with a view to the amazing scenery of Swiftcurrent Lake and the Many Glaciers region.
2. Hidden Lake... The boardwalk begins behind the Logan Pass visitor centre, takes you up through alpine meadows to the most stunning lake in the world. It's easily accessible for most ages and fitness levels too.
1. Going to the Sun Road... The quintessential, must-do Glacier experience. If you have no time to do anything else, at least drive this.
I don't have Grinnell Glacier, Iceberg Lake, or Ptarmigan Tunnel here because I haven't actually had a chance to do them, but I hope to some day.
We hope you get to do some of these other hikes too! And thanks for sharing your list. There's a few on there we'll have to check out next time we make it to Glacier.
@@RockTheParkOfficial Thanks! We were supposed to do the Sperry Chalet hike this year, but alas... Hopefully the borders will be open next year!
Appreciate your list, friends to the North 😊
Great video guys depicting America's best park!!
Thanks for watching Carolyn!
Great countdown! And we loved the mountain goats!
If you love Glacier you gotta love the mountain goats. Haha!
I have been there once long time ago and this video reminded me hiw breathtakingly beautiful this place on Earth is! I definitely need to return there sometime soon. Thanks!
The view from Lake Josephine is amazing.
We are planning our trip for two weeks in Glacier this coming September and we can't wait. This is some great information. Thank you so very much.
I've spent well over 100 nights in the park and I can't wait to go back. Just waiting on my youngest son to start walking. If I may, here are a few suggestions.... Check out the Two Medicine campground on the east side. Best campground in the park (imho). There is a very short hike to Running Eagle Falls where the water pours out of the mountain ('out' of it.. not 'over' it... very cool). While you're there, you may as well check out Scenic Point and do the hike around Two Medicine Lake and catch a view of the various other waterfalls. If you are heading there from the Midwest, take the shortcut through Kiowa and up the Looking Glass Road. It will save you a couple hours of drive time while providing fantastic scenery. Make sure to stop in and see the lobby of the East Glacier Lodge (and/or any of the other lodges). Book a rafting trip on the middle fork of the Flathead out of West Glacier and spend a few nights in the West Glacier campground. Park at the Many Glacier Lodge and take the red bus to Logan Pass. Then, hike the Highline to back to Many Glacier and reward yourselves with a night or two at the lodge. I could go on... and on.... and on.... I wish I were going in September. Regardless of how you spend your time, I can assure you the park will not disappoint!!! Have fun!!!!!!
@@chucker625 great info thank you!!!
Great list! I should have watched this before visiting there.
There's always next time, Youngsung!...
Beautiful!
thanks for always sharing beautiful places it give help to us
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome! One of the beautiful place in the earth. I may visit one more time
You should! There is no such thing as too many trips to experience Glacier!
OH WOW! Amazing!!
(Oh, my God!)
That was truly inspirational! Thank you, Rock the Park! St. Mary, Montana, I will visit you. Just don't know when! Greetings from Norway!
wow that's good. This is a very good sharing channel about animals, outdoor activities walking ...
Thanks for watching!!! 🙌
I just stumbled upon your video. Just beautiful, the shots and your locations. We are going in September for the first time. I have some of the same locations planned out too. You are very brave with that camera on the tripod on the rocks. I would be so afraid it would fall over into the water. Thanks for sharing, love your photography.
B-e-a-utiful country, i cannot wait to see it!!! Bucket list material 100%
100% bucket list material! Thanks for watching!
Best show ever.
Thanks for the support!!!
Thank you for the countdown. I was able to do some of the stuff on this lists. Of course we were disappointed that the east side was not opened but we are hoping to comeback for more.
Definitely do if you can. So much to see and experience in Glacier!
Interesting about Glacier National Park (U.S.): th-cam.com/video/r7WyRMfdITI/w-d-xo.html
It is amazing !!!!! Your video is very inspiring !!! Excellent footage with very informative !!!! Immediately subscribe to watch more from you !!!!
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much for checking us out, commenting and subscribing!
I will definitely visit this wonderful place!
Thanks for watching :)
Its soo beautiful. Will love to visit if got opportunity.
Margaret Falls is the most spectacular of the waterfalls in my opinion.
Because it's beautiful 😍❤💕
Went to school in Missoula. Graduated in 1998 and have been to Glacier many times. To this day, it still calls to my wife and I. We try to get out there every 2-3 years. Now when we go, we have our kids with us and it's my favorite thing to see the wonder in their eyes being in such beauty (we live on the East Coast and nothing comes close to these mountains).
That's so awesome! Once Glacier you pulls you in, it never lets you go!
must be nice to be wealthy. videos like these are always proof on the uncaring and greed of many people . many people will never see this place due to the wealthy greedy people not caring about the other side of life. it hard to understand how certain people can enjoy their easy life while certain others suffer in poverty.
Great video guys
Thanks Andy!
You have a very beautiful channel. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you so much for your support!
Cool! My fav park by far. Grinnell Glacier Trail is my fav day hike. This must have been shot last year.
Ditto
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Incredible place
Seriously!
Hey Guys .. thanks for a great video. We’re planning a trip in the last week of June? What time if the year was this video made? Thanks!
Great video, isn't that Waterfowl Lake in Banff Canada though at 9:16? Beautiful spot!
Have you ever done the North Loop? I'm planning a trip to hike it this summer and I was wanting pointers. Thanks! :)
Cool stuff
Thanks bud!
nice
Outstanding video! I live in Montana and I love taking my family to visit the park. They all plan on moving here because it is such a great state...until I tell them about the winter! If you can get past winter this is truly the last great place to live. Montana has low taxes, spectacular scenery, affordable housing and great people. As more people telecommute to work I think the population will increase. Then again, there's still that Montana winter to deal with!
Eddy Aruda, as someone here on TH-cam commented once, the cold winters keep out the riffraff. : )))
@@jimgreen5788 My family is not riffraff. How about your family?
@@eddyaruda486 , oops! I thought of the joke the other person made when I shared that comment, not stopping to think of it unintentionally reflecting back on your family. I'm sorry about that oversight.
You're telling two guys and few crew who grew up in Minnesota winters. We can handle the cold and snow. For months on end. Haha! But yes, nothing quite compares to Montana.
Eddie don t be so touchy. It was a joke dude.
You gotta admit. Its gets a little old in winter. If you lived in cali or fla this would be a hard transition to make. And the people... montanians are well differant. They don't take to outsiders to well. The best people I ever met. They ve been kinda soured to outsiders. Real-estate is unattainable for natives. Thank you California's. Quiet way of life has been stolen. So there's a real resentment . And I dare say I think they got a good case. You want the peace and calmness of the people. But you want the action of the places you came from. Those two worlds don't mix well.
10 awesome reasons to visit.
Right?! And there's so many more reasons. We couldn't include them all.
Hi guys
Fantastastic video. Im planning a visit September 2020. I tried June 2018 going the sun road was still closed from winter. Last year in September 2019 a big blizzard blew in and closed the park. So, wish me luck.
Also, when I'm not backpacking, I sleep in my suv. Where would you recommend staying like that in the park. Also planning about 7 days in the park, hope to do at least 5 hikes. Im up for the tough ones. What five is your best.
Thanks
Hi John 👋
That's such a bummer that Going-to-the-Sun was closed in 2018 and that you didn't get to go in 2019. Please be careful while you're out there. It's bear country! Bring a bear canister to store your food and bear spray. A 650 lbs grizzly bear recently charged unsuspected hikers so stay vigilant.
On the east side of Glacier National Park, the Many Glacier Campground is surrounded by day hikes, wildlife, and mountain attractions. It's next to the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn-a combination gift shop, restaurant, and lodging option-nearly half of the 109 sites at the campground are available for advance reservation throughout the summer. The other half of the campsites are available on a walk-up basis, and hopeful campers should arrive early to nab a spot during the peak season.
Many Glacier Campground sites cater to tent camping and camper vehicles, and a few accommodate RVs over 21 feet. Numerous best hiking trails in Glacier stem from the Many Glacier Campground, including routes to iconic spots like Grinnell Glacier and Iceberg Lake.
Let us know if you any other questions!
Best,
Rock the Park
Great list and photography! Did you see the moose in Fishercap Lake? I think I have seen moose there more than 20 times in my many visits to Glacier.
Never seen the moose in Fishercap but it's a great reason to head back
Oh no...rest in peace...I am so sorry to hear this....prayers to the family and friends.
Lake St. Mary is my Favorite.. I rowed my kids in rubber raft out to Goose Island... Glacier is life changing..
Hi what is the best time to visit in your opinion?
Hey Jack and Colton: are we getting a Season 7 /new episodes anytime soon?
Soon we hope!!!
not in any order ( as of now)
1) Swift current pass/overlook
2) Pkarkmen Tunnel/ iceberg lake
3) Highline trail ( from the loop , one way
4) grenell glacier
5) St Marys falls area
6) going to sun road
7) hidden lake trail ( logon pass)
8)Avalanche gorge/waljm of the cedars
9) Syieh /piegan pass ( did both in 1 day, incredible)
10) Sperry Chalet, did mount brown lookout ( super hard hike , but only for the diehard) which splits off from that trail.
I've not seen a Rocky Mtn. bighorn, nor Alaska's Dall sheep. But, back in '84 on the Icefields Pkwy. between Jasper and Banff in Canada, I saw Stone sheep, and in June, I saw Desert Bighorn in Colorado Nat'l. Mon.
So many amazing animals in the various parks across the North America and the world. Glad you've gotten to experience seeing some.
Indeed, National Parks host the best. But compared to the rest, they protect such a small part of the US. And they are starving for $$$ for maintenance and facilities. Write your Congressional Reps, tell them to fund the Parks for all their needs. Also, to listen to the tribes whose land was stolen for the parks.
where can you camp in the park? thanks in advance!
Wonderful video! Glacier is one of the best National park In USA!!💚💛❤️👍
On the way to ptarmigan tunnel,you missed the trail to iceberg lake
Have you ever summited a mountain in Glacier? I mean you summited a mountain in Denali NP so I wouldn't be surprised if have or plan on summiting a mountain there. Glacier NP is probably the national park that I want to visit the most but unfortunately I'm on the other side of the U.S. It looks so fun and has everything I ever wanted in a national park.
Never summited a mountain in Glacier like we have in the Tetons or other parks. Hope you're able to visit this incredibly special place at some point.
I took a train across the United States and I booked the timing so I could go through glacier national Park and see whatever I can see from the train. There was a 6-hour delay I went through there in a pitch black of night I was so unhappy I missed it all
You forgot to mention what states the parks are in. Beautiful scenery and details of each one.
LadyT-777, this whole video is about 1 park--Glacier, which is on the Canadian border in Montana, and one of 3 that's shared with Canada. Here, it's Waterton Lakes in British Columbia; #2 is Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias and Canada's Kluane (clue-AH-knee) in Yukon, and #3, though not a national park, is the International Peace Garden--half in N. Dakota and half in Manitoba.
Thanks for pointing this out. We've update the video information to include the state the park is located in. :)
Our best spot in Many Glacier is Iceberg Lake....UFFDA ! L 👍👍
Dude! I live in Montana by the park! Don’t worry it’s ok if ice melts. We get plenty more where that came from. Plus I feel like it would be a nice change if a banana belt moved through the park. Chill bro’s leave our park be!
If I had a chance to visit this park or yellowstone national park, which one would you recommend it ? Please i need help .. I'll visit next summer or in the spring 🙂🙋♂️
I'd do both... Glacier is about 300 miles from Yellowstone. If you're only going to be in the area once, try both.
But if you have to choose, Glacier is better for amazing mountain scenery, and gives you the chance to cross over to Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. Yellowstone is better for wildlife and unique geological features. Both have amazing lodges. Yellowstone has the historical cachet of being the first National Park.
It's a tough call, but like Cory says below, if you can do both then try to do that. Each park is special in its own way and both are worth visiting if you can.
@@RockTheParkOfficial thank you guys thank you Cory 🙋♂️
Yellowstone is packed rn it’s annoyingly amount of people
@@geoquiroz5333 Dang that's such a bummer
Some of your footage is insanely high quality. What camera gear are you using?
montana is amazing people need to understand that the camera isnt even doing it justice
So bautiful scanery
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May be you can visit Lombok' Labuhan bajo' sumba n sumbawa Indonesia
So many traditional etnic there
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I visited Dano Toba in Sumatra. Beautiful!!!
Do I need to be extra careful about seeing bears here? Kind of nervous 🤣
Haha, YES please 🤗. Let us know if you ever need tips :)
Nooo you're right on their path 🤦🏾♀️😂🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
Hahaha
Somebody please tell me what the glacier at 9:32 is called
Grinnel Glacier! One of the most photographed glacier in the park!
At 9:32 that is the Jackson Glacier
Jackson Glacier Overlook is my profile picture on Facebook. Further on is Grinnell Glacier in the clip.
Hey Bear???!😳😳
Okay, all of this is in one park in Montana.
Indeed! Glacier is EPIC!
Poor Jack
We all here for school?
Extra reason: Glaciers may melt in the future
They had to take down all of the signs that said they expected the glaciers to be gone by 2020. So now they're saying 2030?
Do you HAVE to drive in the "going to the sun" road to get to these places in the park? It terrifies me 😳
There are shuttles but they can be packed. It's still technically driving but you can cover your eyes:-)
Not all brown colored bears are grizzlies
Great video. But please understand its the natural possession of the glaciers to melt and eventually disappear . Glacier park was formed by huge glaciers. We are looking at the very tailed of the last ice age. Its not global warming. Its the natural possess of time. . That was a very cool blond bear. Never saw that one in glacier.
Yall need to drive the road while you still can. They have every intention of closing it to traffic. Only shuttles and bikes will travel that road. 5 years is my prediction. They did it in Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Now the shuttles are free.
Do you want to sit next to some old guy like me and have to listen to whatever.... not me. I want my own time to experience the road in my own way. I go out there to escape the daily grind of life. Part of that is dealing with people. On the road it s just me my ride and God.
The road really is stunning. Do it. On a motorcycle is the best.
Baby buss
Has anyone heard what is going on with any new episodes [ie. season 7]
love this show, but i a getting tired of the reruns that air each week
maybe this has something to do with COVID45 ?
You forgot UFO sightings and abduction. And Bigfoot.
Never say hrktos on those trails
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Oh, so now it’s “by 2030”.......got it.
Dear Christians, let's make a cave and a communion. To escape the science deniers.
So now the same jack wagon scientist say 2030 right after my entire life they was claiming 2020...well they was wrong. Nobody knows
Very disappointed that this video includes several sections of footage of places that are NOT Glacier. I recognized Banff for sure, but also shots of Glaciers that are way bigger than what are in the Park. Glacier has enough to recommend it for what it is. Why would you put filler in of other places in this video? Shame on you.
I've been to Glacier five times, and Banff twice. Every scene these guys filmed and included in this list looked like Glacier to me. Please include the exact time of footage within the video that you believe to be Banff, or glaciers not in GNP? 🤔 Otherwise, shame on you... ✌
PS- Nice video guys 👍 My Glacier top ten:
1) Mt Siyeh summit
2) Grinnell Glacier Trail
3) Highline Trail/Grinnell Glacier Overlook
4) Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout and Swiftcurrent Pass
5) Gunsight Pass
6) Mt Oberlin summit
7) sunrise at Swiftcurrent Lake/ Many Glacier
8) sunrise at St Mary Lake/ Wild Goose Island
9) sunset at Apgar Village/ Lake McDonald
10) Going-to-the-Sun Road
Honorable mention: Cracker Lake, Iceberg Lake, Virginia Falls. I've never done Ptarmigan Tunnel or the Dawson Pass loop, but both are loved by many. ^^Any of these are incredible places to see 😍 Happy hiking!
@@greatestshow99 At 00:07, and again at 09:18, that shot is in Banff.
At 00:18, and again at 09:33, I don't know where that is, expect Canada again, but that glacier is larger than any that remain in GNP, at least the one in the US. It might be the GNP in BC.
Also misleading, at 00:51, when discussing Lake McDonald, they show footage of Sherburne Lake in the Many Glacier area. Confirm this yourself when they show it again when covering Many a bit later.
That Park was my back yard. If you'd like I can get other Glacierites to weigh in.
OK, fair points. I can't tell you where those images were taken. First thought was maybe Jackson Glacier, but don't think so? 🤔 th-cam.com/video/bRFThvJ-MGM/w-d-xo.html
You might be correct, and if so my apologies. Possible someone else edited their footage for this video, and mistakenly included those couple of clips? I'll let the guys respond to that; just a guess on my part. Regardless, I still find this video to be otherwise nicely done, and I appreciate the love these guys have for Glacier. Let's all agree that the park is fantastic 👍✌ Take care!
Lastly, I would have edited out any reference of Jack Hanna. There's a video of him in the Fifty Mountain area of the Park (North of Granite Park Chalet along the Highline Trail) digging up glacier lily bulbs to show his viewers what's edible in the Park. That, of course, is strictly verboten, but that overblown jackass doesn't think the rules apply to him.
Dan
Your a little snarky dude.
Overblown jackass. No need for that. And your right about some of the footage not being Glacier. I think the point the boys are trying to make was the beauty of Glacier. Banff shares a lot of the same geography so a little wandering off the path isn t so bad. You gotta loosen up that collar a tad.