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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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Can anyone tell me if this road in Glacier Park is open and how much snow if any there is?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 11:20 PM
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Glacier National Park Current Road Status
as of 10:18PM Mountain Time on 6-17-2015

Currently 32.0 miles of the Going-to-the-Sun Road are open for travel.
Visitors can drive 31.0 miles from the West Entrance to Logan Pass, and 1.0 miles from the St. Mary Entrance to Foot of St. Mary Lake.

The section of the road between Logan Pass and Foot of St. Mary Lake is closed due to construction.
On the East side there is no Hiker/Biker access past the St Mary campground due to paving operations until further notice.




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Inside North Fork Road
The Inside North Fork Road is currently closed at Logging Creek RS and Fish Creek due to the weather. Road open on the southern end to Camas Creek, approximately 6 miles past Fish Creek Campground

Camas Road
The Camas Road is open.
Chief Mountain Road
The Chief Mountain Road is open.
Cut Bank Road
The Cut Bank Road is currently closed at Ranger Station due to the weather.
Many Glacier Road
The Many Glacier Road is open.
Two Medicine Road
The Two Medicine Road is open.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 10:57 AM
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Thanks TriGeezer
 
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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Going to the Sun Road is a great ride. Myself and a few buddies did it two years ago. It was on the bucket list of one of my buddies, so he was able to check that one off. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 10:55 AM
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Wow if you can not get over the entire pass that would be a headache. I wonder how long the paving will take. That would hurt St. Marys
 
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 08:13 PM
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I pulled up the NPS site and it said the whole road is open.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 09:31 PM
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Just got back from there. Only open to Logan pass. Told it would be awhile before the east side is paved. Right now no pavement.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BigWaterJim
Just got back from there. Only open to Logan pass. Told it would be awhile before the east side is paved. Right now no pavement.
As of 6/20, Going to the Sun Road is open all the way across. Both east and west sides are paved and have been for decades. Not to say there aren't road construction projects here and there.
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Rode it last August. The east side is hard packed, fine gravel. Very stable, but dusty.
 
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Originally Posted by IzzoQuazzo
Rode it last August. The east side is hard packed, fine gravel. Very stable, but dusty.
I remember about 6 miles of the east side being that way due to road resurfacing but not the whole ride down the east side.
 
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