Regulations
- Camping is permitted only in designated campgrounds.
- Utility hook-ups are not provided and connection to water, sewer, or electrical outlets is prohibited.
- Between July 1 and Labor Day, camping in Glacier National Park is limited to 14 days, either in a single period or combined separate periods.
- Between Labor Day and June 30, camping in Glacier National Park is limited to 30 days, either in a single period or combined separate periods.
- Campsite capacity is limited to eight people and two vehicles, where space is available. A maximum of two tents per site is permitted.
- Group sites for 9-24 campers are available at Apgar, Many Glacier, St. Mary, and Two Medicine. Check with a park ranger or campground host prior to using.
- Saving your site: A paper plate strung across the entrance to your site with your name and date will show the site is taken. Remove all markings when vacating the site.
- Sites may not be left unattended for over 24 hours.
- Check out time is 12:00 noon. If staying another night re-register by 11:30 am.
- Secure your valuables in a locked vehicle out of sight.
- Campground speed limits are 10 miles per hour.
Food Storage
Animals are attracted to food and food odors. All food, lawfully taken fish, garbage, and equipment used to cook, serve or store food must be kept sealed in a vehicle, or in a camping unit that is constructed of solid, non-pliable material, or suspended from any NPS designated food hanging device, or secured in any NPS designated storage locker, secured in an Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) approved bear resistant container or secured in a structure or dwelling, at all times, except when these items are being transported, consumed, or prepared for consumption.
Do not burn waste in fire rings or leave litter around your camp.
Garbage must be properly stored at all times. Use bearproof trash cans.
Violation of food storage regulations may result in $75 in fines and fees and/or confiscation of improperly stored items.
Quiet Hours and Generator Use
Activities must be kept to a level that ensures noise does not disturb other campers. Quiet hours are from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
Generator use in campgrounds is permitted only during the hours: 8:00 - 10:00 am; 12 noon - 2:00 pm; and 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
Generator use is prohibited at ALL TIMES in the following campgrounds:
- Fish Creek, C Loop
- Many Glacier, sites 88-102
- Rising Sun, sites 49-84
- Spraque Creek, All sites
- St. Mary, A Loop
- Two Medicine, sites 1-36
- Cutbank Campground, all sites
Unreasonable idling of motor vehicles is prohibited.
Pets
All areas are closed to pets except in developed areas, frontcountry campsites and picnic areas, along roads open to motor vehicles, and in vessels on lakes where motorized watercraft are permitted. Pets must be on a leash no longer than six feet, under physical Pets restraint, or caged at all times. Pets are not to be left tied to an object when unattended. Pet owners must pick up after their pets and dispose of waste in a trash receptacle. Owners must not allow a pet to make noise that is unreasonable.
Fires and Firewood
It is unlawful to gather or cut firewood except in the following areas:
- Along the Inside North Fork Road from Dutch Creek to Kintla Lake.
- Along the Bowman Lake Road.
- In the vicinity of backcountry campgrounds allowing wood fires.
In the areas listed above, only dead wood on the ground may be collected for use as fuel for campfires.
Fires must be kept inside fire grates and attended all times. Be sure your fire is dead out when leaving for any reason.
Firewood is available for purchase at most camp stores.
Fireworks are prohibited in Glacier National Park.
Sanitation and Water Use
Using campground faucets to wash dishes, clothing, clean fish, prepare food, or to bathe is prohibited.
All wastewater, including water from showers and dishwashing, must be contained, and disposed of in utility sinks or at RV dump stations. Do not leave wastewater unattended.
Recreational vehicles must use drain hoses at dump stations.
Fee showers are available at the Rising Sun and Swiftcurrent Motor Inns and private campgrounds adjacent to the park. Showers are available for registered campers at the Fish Creek and St. Mary Campgrounds.
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