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National Park Service Glacier National Park P.O National Park Service Glacier National Park P.O. Box 128 U.S. Department of the Interior International Peace Park West Glacier, MT 59936 Biosphere Reserve www.nps.gov/glac World Heritage Site 406 888-7800 phone 406 888-7808 fax Going-to-the-Sun Road – 2008: Top 10 Things You Need to Know 1. Glacier National Park is open year- round. Most visitor services and facilities are open May through September; however, autumn/winter/spring non- motorized recreation opportunities and primitive camping are available year round. Visitor services and amenities are available year round in gateway communities. 2. The Going- to- the- Sun Road (Sun Road), the only American roadway designated both a National Historic Landmark and a National Civil Engineering Landmark, began a multi- year rehabilitation in 2007. Accelerated night work and shoulder season work (after mid- September and before mid- June) cause short- term impacts to the smallest numbers of park visitors. 3. Traffic delay schedule for the rehabilitation work is as follows: • Throughout weekends and Monday through Thursday from 6am to 10pm – expect several short delays for a maximum total of 30 minutes. • Sunday night through Thursday night from 10pm to 6am – expect up to 4 hour delays. • For updates tune your radio to 1610 AM or call 5- 1- 1 anywhere in Montana and select option ‘5.’ 4. Schedules for the multi- year rehabilitation call for opening lower elevations in the spring as weather and work permits and opening the alpine section over Logan Pass from mid- June to mid- September. In 2008, weather permitting; the entire Sun Road will be open between Friday, June 13 and Sunday, September 14. 5. Torrential rainfall in November 2006 created substantial road damage. Stabilization occurred in spring 2007 to allow for a July 1, 2007, Sun Road opening. A temporary two- lane bridge near the east tunnel was removed and repaired in fall 2007. Remaining permanent storm repairs will be completed in fall 2008 and fall 2009. 6. More information about the Sun Road rehabilitation project and other visitor services is available at www.nps.gov/glac or www.GTSRProject.com. To receive updates about the Sun Road project via email, please send an email message to [email protected]. 7. A new Sun Road transit system began in July 2007. In 2008, the shuttles operate July 3 through September 1 (Labor Day) from 7am to7 pm. The last shuttle buses leave Logan Pass at 7pm for both Apgar Transit Center and St. Mary Visitor Center. (See map on reverse): • Orange Route (Apgar Transit Center to Logan Pass) • Blue Route (Apgar Transit Center to Avalanche ) • Red Route (St. Mary Visitor Center to Logan Pass) • Green Route (Lake McDonald Lodge to Logan Pass) 8. The optional Sun Road transit system is FREE once park entrance fees are collected. Entrance fees allow unlimited travel and access to 17 stops on 4 different routes. An east side hiker shuttle is available for a fee. 9. Guided park tours are available from park concessioners via boat, bus, foot and horse. For details, visit www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/outdooractivities.htm . 10. The new Apgar Transit Center and newly- remodeled St. Mary Visitor Center offer transit information and other park displays and exhibits for trip planning. EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA™ The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. April 2008 - Subject to Change M Granite Grinnell St. Mary Visitor Center North cD on Park Lake Cataract r ald C 0 5 Kilometers Chalet Creek n C o re Grinnell y ek n Glacier a 05 Miles C Cracker Lake Lake Saint Mary Evangeline Camas The Loop Lake Ruger Lake Weeping Wall ft 84 66m 44 13 Dutch R Triple Arches os Rising Sun Lake e Otokomi Arrow Lake Lake C ree Logan Pass k 6646ft Sunrift St. Mary Falls E 89 Gorge K A L Shuttle Stop Avalanche Creek Hidden Lake Y ek AR re Nature Trail M C Trail of the Cedars T ch Trout SAIN ut k D Lake Nature Trail ree C Siyeh Bend en dd Rising Sun Hi Hidden Baring Lake Falls Boat Dock GLACIER NATIONALBLACKFEET PARK INDIAN Sun Point RESER Avalanche Gunsight Pass St Mary Falls Virginia Sun Point Nature Trail Lake Florence Trailhead Falls Rogers Falls Red Eagle Lake Lake VA er iv R McDonald y TION ar Falls M t in Sa Johns M Sperry e Lake Snyder di Lake McDonald Lodge Glacier cin Lakes e Ow l C k re e e ek e k r Gunsight re C C Lake HUDSON BAY Sperry le y ek g a Sprague Creek Campground e a B DIVIDE r Chalet Medicine C r E e n yd Jackson d Owl Lake Sn e o Lake Glacier Blackfoot R s CONTINENTAL d Sp Ellen Glacier u rague Creek Wilson DIVIDE H ft General Operation Times Orange Route: 15 - 30 minute frequency Red Route: 30 minute frequency Map Legend 53 1m 31 ek 96 re Dates ...........................Lincoln July 3 - Sept. 1, 2008 • Apgar Transit Pumpelly Center (ATC) • St. Mary Visitor Center (SMVC) Transfer C to Glacier Park, Inc. Lake nk Harrison Glacier Ba First Red Shuttle Departs SMVC ......7:00 a.m. • Apgar Village • Rising Sun Eastt Side Shuttle - (fee charged) Glacier u C First Orange Shuttle Departs ATC....7:00 a.m. • Apgar Campground • Rising Sun Boat Dock rk Fish Creek o Shuttle Friendly Trails r F First Blue Shuttle Departs ATC.........9:25 a.m. • Sprague Creek Campground • Sun Point tic C Atlan h Campground t r First Green Shuttle Departs LML ....11:15 a.m. • Lake McDonald Lodge (LML) • Sunrift Gorge Medicine o Other Trails Grizzly Lake N Last Red Shuttle Departs SMVC.......6:00 p.m. • Avalanche Creek • St. Mary Falls Shuttle Stop Trails used Heavily by Horses Last Blue Shuttle Departs ATC.........6:10k p.m. • The Loop • Gunsight Pass Trailhead e e r DONALD Last Orange Shuttle Departs ATC ....C 1:20 p.m. • Logan Pass • Siyeh Bend Backcountry Campground n Last Green Shuttle Departs LML.o.....5:40 p.m. Approximate travel time ....... 1½ to 2 hours • Logan Pass is KE Mc rr a Lookout Tower LA Last Shuttles Depart Logan PassH ......7:00 p.m. Approximate travel time .................. 1 hour Apgar Fish Creek Campground: “on call” Blue Route: 15 - 30 minute frequency Green Route: 15 - 30 minute frequency Apgar kan Village Campground Lake Fish Creek Campground is an “on call” • Apgar Transit Center (ATC) • Lake McDonald Lodge (LML) Apgar shuttle stop with no set schedule. Please call • Apgar Village • Avalanche Creek k (406) 888-5961Harr tois arrangeon a free pick-up or • Apgar Campgrounde • The Loop e Transit Center r Fork Lake C y Dr drop-off at this location once you are inside • Sprague Creek Campground • Logan Pass Oldman k c a Lake the park and using the shuttle system. • Lake McDonaldy Lodge (LML) Approximate travel time ............45 minutes N West Park Headquarters • Avalanche Creek Entrance West Glacier Approximate travel time ............45 minutes 1933 - Going-to-the-Sun Road - 2008 Celebrating 75 Years of this Engineering Marvel.
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