Going to the Sun Road in Glacier NP

[Islandman]

The Going to the Sun Road in Glacier NP is now open to traffic; motorists are advised to watch for fog and other weather conditions however. Enjoy the trip in one of our premier NP's and take the shuttle bus if you want to have a great time without having to worry about driving or if your vehicle is not permitted because of length.

[hot_rod]

Just went west to east in the CC dually last Fri. No traffic problems until Logan Pass and the parking lot was jam packed. Then not to far from the east entrance there was some repaving being done and had to wait for close to half an hour before we could go through.

[BarabooBob]

We have driven the Sun Road a couple of times, we have not visited during the summer when the tours are in service. I love the road. We try to drive through early in the day before the other tourists get up and moving. In Sept we will be going east to west early in the morning and then returning in the afternoon. We know that parking may be limited in the afternoon.

[yr2017]

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[ppine]

The road is not that difficult except for all the traffic.
The shuttle is a good idea. Parking is in short supply on top.

[dave54]

Do it on a bicycle before the road opens to traffic. 🙂

The only way to do it!

[yr2017]

GTO66 wrote:
How does the sun road compare with the bear tooth highway?

It's shorter, has length restrictions and not as scenic

[yr2017]

http://roadreport.mdt.mt.gov/travinfomobile/
Open, near as I can tell from down in Essex

[GTO66]

How does the sun road compare with the bear tooth highway?

[rexlion]

It is rather difficult to gawk when there's a curve every couple hundred feet. The red tours have their place.

[dapperdan]

We did going to the sun road BOTH ways a number of years ago, did the Red Bus too. We did that drive on our Glodwing. The Red Bus affords you (the driver) the luxury of actually "seeing" the sights however. :B

It's an extremely beautiful route!
Dan

[Rug]

We did the shuttle. Those old red cars with the pull down top.
This is the only way to really see all of the going to the sun road.

[morley]

This is an experience that you should not miss, we drove from the west to the east in our truck. Beautiful scenery on the west side before the Road to the sun and the same on the east side around the south side of the park once you come down from the Road to the Sun. By going west to east you are on the mountain side of the road in almost 100% of the trip. The road is very narrow in some areas so being on the mountain side is where to be if you have any concerns. Having said that though the trip is a must do with to die for scenery looking up to where you are going and down from whence you came. Enjoy it is a beautiful trip.

[Dick_B]

If you want a white knuckle experience and the testosterone is flowing try driving the Sun Road both ways but probably not all in one day. I like the bus idea.