Avalanche Campground
Glacier National Park
Avalanche Campground is our favorite Glacier National Park west side campground in the main area of the park.... (Bowman Lake is in its own league, click here to visit our page on that area). Avalanche is large with 87 sites but still fills up early. No reservations make for a little scramble and site stalking in the mornings - we arrived on a Friday morning in July at 8:30 am and found a site, #A16, but it filled up within the hour! Our site was a nice pull through site which gave us room to drop the camper and drive around the park. This location in the park is a great basecamp for a drive over the Going to the Sun Road and the trailhead to Avalanche Lake is right at the campground and is a lovely hike. The hike is an easy 4.5 miles roundtrip to a beautiful lake. Leave early as either outing gets really busy!
Getting Here:
From West Glacier, MT: Head northwest on Glacier Rt. 1/ Going-to-the-Sun Rd toward US-2 W for 2 miles, then turn right to stay on Glacier Rt. 1 Rd/Going-to-the-Sun Rd for an additional 14.4 miles. The campground will then be on the right.
From West Glacier, MT: Head northwest on Glacier Rt. 1/ Going-to-the-Sun Rd toward US-2 W for 2 miles, then turn right to stay on Glacier Rt. 1 Rd/Going-to-the-Sun Rd for an additional 14.4 miles. The campground will then be on the right.
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Nearby Hikes, Bikes & Other Sights.....
Hike to Avalanche Lake
Driving the Going to the Sun Road
Previous Visit - Going to the Sun Road
Hiking Swiftcurrent Pass Trail & RedRock Lake
Glacier Heli Tours - A different Glacier NP Perspective!
And when you travel with a dog and it is too hot..... you find an outside the park riverbar to enjoy the sunshine and dip in the water!
