Glacier National Park Chat

Hi, we are two backpackers planning to do the same loop September 2-7, what are the typical weather conditions then? I am reading the snow is expected in third week of September typically. Any advise regarding ice/snow at that time? Our understanding is that we might just get lucky to hit it before...

I bought a very large rain cover for my expedition pack at REI last summer. After some searching I found that the Kelty 5500 Tioga is pretty much the same as my pack, just slightly more narrow. So I will be ordering a Kelty Rain Cover from Amazon ASAP, as it looks like rain this weekend and we are ...

You should have a blast. You'll need water shoes for crossing the Flathead. Be prepared for downed trees to climb over. The trail crew doesn't get into the Nyack very often. Bring LAYERS for clothes to survive from 25 to 80F. Rain Jacket works for rain and wind. Leave the bear bells at the store, t...

Me & my GF will be doing a 63 mile / 5 night loop in the Nyack region at the end of July. Any trip advice would be helpful. A little background - I have camped in black bear country before (Adirondacks) so I'm familiar with safe food prep/storage protocol. Our current plan is to put the majority...

Thanks! It was not apparent that you could check the reserved dates for each site by clicking on the camp sites. A phone call to the permit office cleared that up and we ended up with a good multi-day hike thru the Nyack region in late July :arrow: . COA PAR COA BEA UPN LYN TOTALS; Trip length 63.60...

Ahhh that makes a lot of sense as to why I was having trouble filling out the forms then! Would you be able to point me in the direction of a reference for finding a long loop trail (~6 days)? My goal is to see as few hikers as possible :lol: (trails and campsites in SC are few and far too over crow...

Hi, I'm trying to fill out my permit for either the first week of July or the last week. It will be me and another individual and we have decided that we would like to do the 6 day Red Eagle Loop which my understanding includes a reverse Norris traverse. Since much of the loop is off trail I'm havin...