National Park Service Glacier U.S. Department of the Interior Accessible Facilities & Services
Goat Lick Overlook © Roger Wilmers, Disabled Traveler’s Companion
Most park facilities were constructed Frequently, at mid-day, the parking areas at prior to the Architectural Barriers Act, Logan Pass, Oberlin Bend, and Avalanche’s Accessibility Standards (ABAAS). Newly Trail of the Cedars fill, forcing visitors to designed construction and remodel projects drive on without stopping. To avoid the integrate barrier free design principles. crowds, plan on visiting these areas early or Most accessible facilities are located in late in the day. Park facilities are generally the park’s developed areas. Visitors are barrier-free; however, not all of them yet reminded that hazards associated with meet current ABAAS. undeveloped areas may be especially difficult for visitors with mobility and other impairments.
General Information • Relay service call (Montana ) by dialing 711. • Groups may request a special program by contacting the park at 406-888-7931, at least two weeks in advance. • A sign language interpreter may be available upon request by calling 406-888-7931, at least two weeks in advance. • Visit Glacier’s website for additional information including photographs of lodging, attractions, transit, camping, trails and other facilities at: www.nps.gov/glac. Follow the navigation to: Plan Your Visit/Accessibility. This will link you to the recently added site The Disabled Travelers Companion.
Campgrounds Lodging Picnic Areas • Apgar (2 sites) • Apgar Village • Apgar • Avalanche (1 site) • Lake McDonald Lodge • Rising Sun • Fish Creek (2 sites) • Many Glacier • Sun Point • Rising Sun (1 site) • Sprague Creek (1 site) • Two Medicine (1 site) Sites are held only until all others have filled. Stores Food Service Boat Docks • Lake McDonald Campstore • Lake McDonald Lodge • Lake McDonald Lodge (Narrow door and aisles) and Coffee Shop • Many Glacier Hotel • Rising Sun Coffee/Gift • Many Glacier Hotel • Village Inn Shop • Rising Sun Coffee Shop • Swiftcurrent Campstore • Swiftcurrent Motor Inn
Trails and Self-Guided Walks Going-to-the-Sun Road US Highway 2 • Lake McDonald Trail, located by the Lake • Goat Lick Overlook: McDonald Lodge boat dock: 400-foot (121 m) asphalt surface 360-foot (109 m) concrete surface • Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail at Two Medicine Avalanche Campground: • Running Eagle Falls Nature Trail: 0.7-mile (1.1 km) wood/asphalt surface 1,800-foot (548 m) stabilized soil surface • Oberlin Bend Trail: Interpretive Exhibit at the trailhead 400-foot (121 m) metal-grated surface One overlook is not accessible. Many Glacier • Swiftcurrent Nature Trail at the Grinnell Glacier Trailhead: 0.25-mile (400 m) stabilized soil surface
Going-to-the-Sun Road Transit Evening Programs Accessible shuttles are available July • Apgar Amphitheater through Labor Day, and stop at various • Lake McDonald Lodge Auditorium locations on and adjacent to the Going-to- • Many Glacier Hotel Auditorium the-Sun Road (GTSR). See the Waterton- (Enter lower level to access) Glacier Guide for a map of the shuttle stops. • Rising Sun Campground • Visitor Centers: Apgar and St. Mary • Two Medicine Campground • Campgrounds Accessible by Shuttle: Apgar, Sprague Creek, Avalanche Creek, and Rising Sun Visitor Information • Other GTSR Locations: Lake McDonald • Apgar Discovery Cabin Lodge, Loop, Logan Pass, Siyeh Bend, • Apgar Visitor Center Gunsight Pass, St. Mary Falls, Sunrift • Logan Pass Visitor Center Gorge, Rising Sun and St. Mary • Park Headquarters • Lodging Accessible by Shuttle: • St. Mary Visitor Center Apgar Village Inn, Lake McDonald Lodge • Apgar Backcountry Permit Center and Rising Sun Motor Inn (Captioned backcountry camping video and assisted listening devices available)
Restrooms Many restrooms at developed areas and accessible restrooms & remodeling others along Glacier’s primary roads, including the to comply with standards. The majority of Going-to-the-Sun Road, are accessible yet the park’s information centers have fully not all of them currently meet all ABAAS. accessible facilities. We are in the process of building new
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