Apgar Campground to Open Friday, May 4
If you want to take Mom on a drive for her special Day....Many of the Glacier National Park’s campgrounds will be opening for the summer season in upcoming weeks. Apgar Campground, on the west side of the park, will open with services on Friday, May 4, and St. Mary Campground on the east side, will open with services on May 14. Additional campgrounds will open as the season progresses.
Most campgrounds have water available, but there are no electrical or water hookups at any campground in the park. Water is not available when a campground is in primitive status. Many campgrounds can accommodate campers and trailers, with some size restrictions. Specific information about each campground, including a map of the sites, operating dates, available services, current and historic fill times, and more is available by visiting http://home.nps.gov/applications/glac/cgstatus/cgstatus.cfm.
| Campground | Operating Dates (Through night of dates listed) | Nightly Fees | Primitive Camping Operating Dates (No water available) |
| Apgar | May 4 – October 7 | $20 | Primitive camping in picnic area October 8-31, and April 1-May 3: $10 per night, November 1-March 31: Free with valid entrance pass |
| Avalanche | June 8 –September 2 | $20 | N/A |
| Bowman Lake | May 25 – September 9 | $15 | Primitive camping September 10- October 31 (weather dependent) $10 per night November 1 through closure: Free with valid entrance pass |
| Cut Bank | June 8 – September 2 | $10 | Operated in primitive status all season, closes Noon September 3 |
| Fish Creek | June 1 – September 2 | $23 | National Recreation Reservation System Campground |
| Kintla Lake | May 25 - September 9 | $15 | Primitive camping September 10- October 31:(weather dependent) $10 per night November 1 through closure: Free with valid entrance pass |
| Logging Creek | July 1 – September 23 | $10 | Operated in primitive status all season, closes Noon September 24 |
| Many Glacier | May 25 – September 16 | $20 | Primitive camping September 17 – October 30 (weather dependent ) $10 per night |
| Quartz Creek | July 1 – October 30 | $10 | Operated in primitive status all season, closes Noon October 31 |
| Rising Sun | May 25 – September 9 | $20 | N/A |
| Sprague Creek | May 11 – September 9 | $20 | N/A |
| St. Mary | May 14 – September 16 | $20/23 | April 1 – May 30, and September 3-16: $20 per night June 1-September 2: National Recreation Reservation System $23 per night Primitive camping September 17-October 31: $10 per night November 1-March 31: Free with valid entrance pass |
| Two Medicine | May 25 – September 16 | $20 | Primitive camping September17 - October 30 (weather dependent) $10 per night |
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