Glacier National Park Blackfeet Guided Tour

Explore with a local Blackfeet guide who shares interpretation throughout the day.

• Learn about the region through guide-led interpretation
• Ask questions throughout the tour
• Dress in layers for quickly changing mountain weather
• Wear good walking shoes
• Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, a hat, camera, and binoculars
• Pack a lunch or plan to purchase your own meal during the lunch stop

Itinerary

This tour starts from the high plains and covers an incredible area that is home to over 1500 species of plants, as well as multitudes of North American free-roaming wildlife, some of which include elk, deer, moose, antelope, black bears, and grizzly bears.

Our two designated pickup locations are the Glacier Park Lodge and the Glacier Peaks Hotel. From there, we make our way across the Blackfeet Reservation towards the east entrance to Glacier National Park in St. Mary. Depending on the day, the route from East Glacier may travel on HWY 2, or over the scenic bypass known as Looking Glass Highway (HWY 49).

The bus typically makes a brief stop at the St. Mary Visitor Center for a bathroom break and photos before starting on Going to the Sun Road. Once along the road, the tour parallels the upper St. Mary Lake and eventually winds up the mountain to the top of the Continental Divide and Logan Pass. If time allows, the bus also may travel down the west side towards a popular scenic overlook known as Big Bend and the Weeping Wall. Photos and views from this stop are breathtaking. This is the furthest the tour may go before turning around and heading back up the mountain to the Logan Pass Visitor Center, which is our longest stop at about 20-30 minutes (not including lunch).

Enjoy the highest elevation along Going to the Sun Road, vistas looking both east and west, the Continental Divide sign, and the upper walking area above the Visitor Center, which is also the start to the Hidden Lake Overlook trail. Once everyone has reboarded, the tour travels back down the east side and exits the Park at the St. Mary area for an hour lunch stop.

After lunch, the tour continues across the stunning open plains of the Blackfeet Reservation towards Browning, the heart of the Reservation. If time allows, the bus sometimes stops at the Museum of the Plains Indian, which is highly regarded (please note, the museum entrance fee is minimal, but on your own), before returning to your original pickup location for the conclusion of the tour.

EARLY SEASON (June 1st - end of June dates are variable)

• Our Full Day Tour operates along the Going-to-the-Sun Road as far as it is currently open. In early season, sections of the road may still be closed due to snow removal and weather conditions. While the road typically opens fully by late June, this is not guaranteed. Because of this, our early-season tour will usually be shorter in duration or cover less of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. To make up for this, we typically add extra scenic stops. Please keep this in mind when booking during this time frame.
• For the latest updates, please check back here or visit our homepage. There you’ll find a “Road Status” link that takes you directly to the official National Park Service website for real-time road conditions.

Important details

• Children and infants require at least one adult in the booking
• A National Park Entrance Pass is required and not included in the listed price; bring one or purchase one at the entrance