Glacier Park Cruise 2015 - Pending Cancellation (Fires)
Posted: Oct Thu 30, 2014 10:21 am
Friends, Montanans, countrymen, and ladies... lend me your ears!
In the late summer or early fall of 2015 we are planning a fantastic Euro car cruise! It will be an amazing journey through one of the most beautiful places in our country. We would like you and your friends to join us for this unforgettable trip!
If you have never been to Glacier National Park, this will be the time to go!
"Glacier National Park is the center of one of the largest and most intact ecosystems in North America. The views from the cliff-strewn Going-to-the-Sun Road over the Continental Divide make a visit worthwhile, but the experience from inside a car or one of the Park’s famous Red Jammer buses is just the tip of the icefield. Glacier’s one million acres of turquoise alpine lakes, mountain goats and grizzly bears, craggy peaks, and of course, glaciers are almost guaranteed to leave visitors speechless." --- MT Official Travel Site
Overview
What to drive:
A Euro! But we do realize that not everyone's European automobile will be up for the journey.
Please take care in evaluating the amount of stamina your daily driver, garage queen, project, or rust bucket has.
When we are going:
We are planning on doing this cruise on a weekend during late summer or early fall of 2015.
Please be sure to comment on when works for you!
How long we will be gone:
The cruise will be going on over a Saturday and Sunday.
We recommend setting aside Friday as well and using it as a travel day.
Where we are going:
Glacier National Park!
Saturday: West Glacier to Logan Pass. From Logan Pass to St. Mary's. From St. Mary's to Glacier Lodge in East Glacier.
Sunday: From Glacier Park Lodge, people can go east to Butte, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, and Billings, or go west back around the outside of the park back to West Glacier.
What to pack:
Warm clothes
Extra clothes
Swim suit
Towels
Food & beverages
Sleeping bags
Any safety or first aid you can imagine needing
Extra oil, coolant, etc. for your vehicle
Gas can
Cameras, video recorders, GoPros
How much this will be costing:
Gas is the biggest variable. We would recommend allowing $150 plus or minus depending on the mpg's you get from your vehicle for fuel while driving through to Glacier Park Lodge and back to West Glacier.
Use your best judgement when it comes to estimating fuel costs for driving to West Glacier from where you live.
We also recommend you have cash for splitting hotel rooms, paying for dinner, etc. while on this trip.
Glacier Park charges an entrance fee as well:
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK ACCESS PASS INFORMATION
Glacier National Park 7-Day Automobile/Vehicle Permit
This is a entrance fee for all persons traveling in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle (car/truck/van).
The permit is non-transferable.
Visitors can enter the park at any time, if the entrance station is not staffed, a self-registration area is available for purchasing a 7-day park permit.
Summer Rate - $25.00
May 1 - October 31
(WE MIGHT GET THIS PERMIT BECAUSE OF OUR CAR CLUB)
Glacier National Park 7-Day Single Entry Permit
This is a per person entrance fee for a visitor traveling on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or for individuals traveling together in a vehicle as a non-commercial, organized group.
The permit is non-transferable.
Summer Rate - $12.00
May 1 - October 31
Senior Pass (62+)
Cost $10
This is a lifetime pass for U.S. citizens or permanent residents age 62 or over. The pass provides access to, and use of, Federal recreation sites that charge an Entrance or Standard Amenity.
The pass admits the pass holder and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per vehicle fee areas and pass holder + 3 adults, not to exceed 4 adults, at per person fee areas (children under 16 are admitted free).
The pass can only be obtained in person at the park. The Senior Pass provides a 50 percent discount on some Expanded Amenity Fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launch, and specialized interpretive services.
In some cases where Expanded Amenity Fees are charged, only the pass holder will be given the 50 percent price reduction. The pass is non-transferable and generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessionaires.
The pass can be obtained in person at the park, or via mail for an additional $10 processing fee by filling out and mailing in this application.
Handicapped Access Pass (Documentation required)
Free
This is a lifetime pass for U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities. Documentation is required to obtain the pass.
Acceptable documentation includes:
statement by a licensed physician;
document issued by Federal agency such as the Veteran's Administration, Social Security Disability Income or Supplemental Security Income;
or document issued by a State agency such as a vocational rehabilitation agency.
The pass provides access to, and use of, Federal recreation sites that charge an Entrance or Standard Amenity. The pass admits the pass holder and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per vehicle fee areas and pass holder + 3 adults, not to exceed 4 adults, at per person fee areas (children under 16 are admitted free).
The pass can only be obtained in person at the park. The Access Pass provides a 50 percent discount on some Expanded Amenity Fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launching, and specialized interpretive services.
In some cases where Expanded Amenity Fees are charged, only the pass holder will be given the 50 percent price reduction. The pass is non-transferable and generally does NOT cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessionaires.
The pass can be obtained in person at the park, or via mail for an additional $10 processing fee by filling out and mailing in this application.
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