We stayed in West Glacier for a month in July of 2024 with our good friends Tammie and Peter. Early on, the weather was perfect but then it just got hot and it stayed pretty miserable until we left. If we make a trip up to this area again, we’d probably stay a week or so on the east side of the park near East Glacier and then spend the rest of the time near West Glacier. We also were limited in our ability to go very far into the park with our large dually truck. There are size restrictions on the Going to the Sun road (the main road through the park). It’s probably best to rent a smaller car so that you aren’t restricted for travel. Rather than writing a lot of text, I’m just going to include a lot of pictures for you to look through.

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Park Review – West Glacier RV Park and Cabins

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐1/2
Location: West Glacier, MT
Type: Commercial Park
Check-in/Check-out times: 3:00/11:00
Site Quality / Amenities: The roads are asphalt and the pads are gravel. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring.
Access: From US-2 you have to turn north on Going-To-The-Sun Rd. and there is a 13’6″ bridge you immediately have to go under. We have been told there is actually up to a foot more clearance than displayed but after looking at vehicles going under it we feel like it may be close to 14′. At any rate, our 13’4″ high trailer passed under it with no problem. Shortly after you come to River Ave. on the left and take that to the park.
Staff: We had minimal interactions with staff and they were mostly positive. They did have some odd procedures, however. For instance, they did not charge us for the site until the day we left but we got several pings to our credit card during the stay indicating a hold or potential charge. This created churn for us and them when the amounts didn’t match what we expected. On the day we left, there were three pings, one incorrect, one reversing it a while later (after we asked about it) and one correct. In six and a half years, we’ve never encountered this. They also didn’t enforce speed limits and other rules within the park. In fact, park vehicles often went through the park at more than double the speed limits. Finally, mowing wasn’t consistent. Often one site would be mowed and others around it would not.
Cellular/WiFi: Verizon speeds were good in the park in spite of not being great in the town nearby. Starlink speeds were great with few trees actually in the park.
Restaurants: Glacier Highland Restaurant – Food was good but overpriced. Last Best Pizza – Good pizza at decent prices. MudMan Hamburgers (Columbia Falls) – Very good hamburgers at great prices! The Desoto Grill (Kalispell) – Funky BBQ restaurant. I thought it was just OK, everyone else though it was great. Whistle Stop (East Glacier) – We stopped by for breakfast and found the food to be very good. Ptarmigan Dining Room (Many Glacier Lodge) – The food was better here than at other park restaurants such as those in West Glacier. Polebridge Mercantile – Known for Huckleberry Bear claws and other pastries. Eddies (Apgar Village) – Excellent Huckleberry Ice Cream.
Nearby parks: We drove through the West Glacier KOA Resort. It’s a beautiful park, well landscaped and with lots of amenities. It’s a bit further from Glacier NP, although not enough to make a significant difference. Sites appeared to be closer together and prices appeared to be maybe as much as twice the price of West Glacier RV Park. There are lots of other parks in the area and we’d do some research on them if we were to go back to the area.
What we liked: Great views and close to the Glacier National Park entrance.
What we didn’t like: It was a bit far to good grocery stores and restaurants. See the Staff section for several issues.
Verdict: This is a nice park but it did have some execution issues. We would stay here again if in the area but there are lots of other parks in the area and we’d do some research on them if we were to go back to the area.