Glacier Park Lodge

Glacier Park Lodge Glacier Park Lodge Glacier Park Lodge was built almost a century ago by the Great Northern Railway. This site was in a settlement then known as Midvale.

Situated on the Blackfeet Reservation, the hotel site was purchased from the Piegan, a tribe of the Blackfeet Nation. When the present railway depot was built in 1912, the area was renamed Glacier Park Station and then became known as East Glacier Park in 1950. The section of the Lodge containing the lobby and dining room was erected in 1912-1913 and opened to guests on June 15, 1913. The opening

was a very joyful event. Hundreds of Blackfeet Indians erected their teepees on the grounds and some 600 invited guests attended the celebration. Some tribal members had never been beyond the boundaries of the government reservation and they never ceased to wonder at the seemingly unlimited powers the “Great Spirit” had bestowed on the white man as the massive lodge took shape. The Blackfeet promptly named the new lodge “Omahkoyis” or “Big Tree Lodge". The immense timbers that support the Lodge were probably 500 to 800 years old when they were cut and all of them retain their bark. There are 60 of them, 36 to 42 inches in diameter and 40 feet long. The timbers in the lobby are Douglas fir and the verandahs are supported by Cedars from Washington. Today, 161 guest rooms can accommodate over 500 people. There is also the Great Northern Dining Room, Empire Bar, Empire Cafe Espresso Stand, gift shop featuring local Blackfeet crafts, Red Bus Tours, an outdoor swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, a nine-hole pitch ‘n putt course, and Remedies Day Spa featuring massage and other relaxing treatments.

03/16/2025

Celebrate National Pi Day the Western Montana way — by indulging in a different kind of pie. From classic huckleberry pie to pizza pie, our local bakeries, diners and cafés serve up slices worth savoring.

What's your favorite place for pie in Glacier Country?

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10/14/2021

Going-to-the-Sun Road will close early this year due to continued winter weather. Visitors can still drive from the west entrance to Avalanche Creek and 13. 5 miles from the St. Mary Entrance to Jackson Glacier Overlook. The following was sent out by the National Park Service:Due to continued winter...

09/01/2020

A video shared with NBC Montana, shows a grizzly bear chasing hikers in Glacier National Park. The clip documents the bear charging after a group on Sunday.

07/31/2020

https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/upload/orientation-map-revised-7-16.pdf
Park open/closed map

Anyone who saw any suspicious activity on the night of July 22 or early morning of July 23 is encouraged to call the Gla...
07/24/2020

Anyone who saw any suspicious activity on the night of July 22 or early morning of July 23 is encouraged to call the Glacier National Park tip-line at 406-888-7077 and leave a message.

One of the fires included the historic 1928 Ford Creek patrol cabin used by rangers for winter patrols.

07/13/2020

Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to motorized vehicles from the west entrance to Logan Pass and as far as Rising Sun on July 13. The National Park Service sent out the following release:In keeping with Glacier National Park’s adaptive operations recovery, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to....

06/03/2020

Glacier National Park will begin to increase recreational access and services on a limited basis on June 8. What will be open beginning June 8? On Monday, June 8 the park will open the west gate entrance at West Glacier. The gate will be open until 4:30 pm each day until operations are extended. Vis...

09/29/2019

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499 MT-49
East Glacier Park, MT
59434

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