Glacier National Park Chat

This morning I noticed that some, but not all, of the backcountry campsites appear to be "open" again after being shut down due to the Hay Creek Fire. Adair is still closed. Boulder is still closed. Grace Lake is still closed. Hole in the Wall is still closed. Upper Kintla is still closed....

Looks like Poia Lake campsite may be open again. The "What's Available Tonight" page shows availability where prior to today it did not. The "Trail & Area Closings/Postings" hasn't been updated since Friday and is still showing the "Disabled Pit Toilet" notice. Scott

teapot57 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:41 am Reason cited is “disabled pit toilet”: https://www.nps.gov/applications/glac/i ... osures.cfm

TeaPot57,

Interesting mental picture.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Scott

Anyone know why the Poia Lake "wilderness" campsite is closed? It is shown that way on the "What's Available Tonight" campsite page and the Advance Reservation Page shows nothing available for August and up to Sept 16th when there is a magical "advance sites available" ...

Well this is weird... US Extends Travel Curbs At Border The story (and policy) is quite convoluted... Essential travel is OK (viruses shun working people?) Non-essential travel (non-USA tourists?) is not "...restrictions do not bar U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents returning to the U...

From the Washington Post:

Canada to open border to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens on Aug. 9


Scott

I'm starting to hear rumblings that Canada MIGHT open its borders to fully vacinated USA citizens as early as September. IF that happened, would Glacier NP allow Goat Haunt to receive the Waterton Tour Boat this year? Or would they just decide it was too hard to spin that up for the last few weeks (...

Scott, I'll be doing an entry/exit from Chief Mountain too (Sept 4th - Sept 10th). I picked up a Ticketed Entry pass yesterday which will cover the time leading up to the trip - when we exit, the limitations should be removed. There are still many passes available for that last week - hoping that b...

Hi Scott, I think you'll definitely need one as in/out of Chief Mountain wouldn't be a service reservation along GttSR that would exempt you from needing a ticket (if interpreted literally). zoseppelin, Well... I hadn't read it that closely and it does appear to read that way ...even though we've b...

I made a mistake (effectively posted the same material twice) but I am unable to delete the second post.

However I can edit, erase & leave this explanation.

Scott

Hi Scott, I agree it isn't clear. I can confirm the last day will not be listed on your permit nor reservation, only 'EXIT'. The quote I provided above is word for word from GNP email, but not sure how much that means at the gate. They responded today saying they'd pass along the website FAQ update...

Hi Scott, GNP got back to me - You’ll just need your backcountry permit email confirmation if you’d like to pick it up a day early. You’ll be asked to flash it at the gate. As for the last day of the reservation, if your backcountry trip is from 7.14-7.19, you won’t need a Going-to-the-Sun road ent...

Hi Scott, GNP got back to me - You’ll just need your backcountry permit email confirmation if you’d like to pick it up a day early. You’ll be asked to flash it at the gate. As for the last day of the reservation, if your backcountry trip is from 7.14-7.19, you won’t need a Going-to-the-Sun road ent...

Here is the official website: link . Here is the most detailed verbiage I have found (bolded mine): Entry Reservation Tickets are included with any overnight lodging and service reservations along the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor between the West Entrance and St. Mary Entrance. This includes visi...

Glad to hear Scott. I know it wasn't your 1st pick (or 2nd or 3rd) but at least it's something, worst case a fallback if nothing else more desirable is available for walk-in. The denied permit where availability is showing is also annoying and should never happen. If they are going to block somethi...