Glacier National Park Vehicle Reservation Requirements In Effect for 2025

In 2025, a timed entry vehicle reservation is required for two areas of the park: Going-to-the-Sun Road (coming from the west), and the North Fork, from 7 am to 3 pm. Each location has unique details and requires a separate timed entry vehicle reservation. Please see the details of each area below. Visitors will be able to access the Going-to-the-Sun Road from the east side at St. Mary and Two Medicine without a vehicle reservation.

  • June 13 through September 28 timed entry vehicle reservations are required for the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and North Fork from 7 am to 3 pm.
  • Visitors entering the park in a vehicle or on a motorcycle in one of these areas during these dates need two things: (1) A timed entry vehicle reservation OR service reservation and (2) Park Entrance Fee OR valid Park Pass (Annual, Senior, Military, etc.). 
  • When purchasing a Park Pass on Recreation.gov, you do not need to enter a plate number for rental vehicles. On the "Vehicle Type" selection, scroll down and select "Rental Vehicle." The "License Plate Number" box will automatically autofill with "N/A."
  • The park is open 24/7, and visitors may enter vehicle reservation areas before 7 am or after 3 pm without a vehicle reservation.

Already Booked Lodging or an Activity?

  • Visitors with lodging, camping, or commercial activity reservations (e.g., boat tours and horseback rides) within the specified reservation areas can use proof of their reservation for entry instead of a vehicle reservation to gain access to the vehicle reservation area for which they have a service reservation.

Vehicle Reservation Release Dates

  • A portion of vehicle reservations will be available 120 days or approximately four months in advance, starting on February 12, 2025, at 8 am MST on a daily rolling basis.
  • Next Day vehicle reservations will be available at 7 pm MDT for next-day entry starting on June 12, 2025 on a daily rolling basis.

Tickets are available at: Glacier National Park Ticketed Entry - Recreation.gov

West Entrance
Timed entry vehicle reservation required
Entry past Apgar Check Point going east
June 13 - September 28
7 am to 3 pm

Valid for one timed entry block on the day of the reservation. Required for each vehicle going east past the Apgar Check Point on June 13 through September 28, 2025, 7 am to 3 pm. Not required for vehicles entering from the east side at St. Mary. Note that visitors who enter from the east side will not be able to return through the Apgar checkpoint without a timed entry vehicle reservation between 7 am and 3 pm Mountain Time. Visitors will be able to access Apgar Village amenities, including the  Apgar Visitor Center, without a timed entry vehicle reservation.  Lodging, camping (including front country developed campgrounds, which include Fish Creek and Apgar campgrounds and backcountry camping permits), transportation, or commercial activity reservations originating in Apgar will not provide access beyond the Apgar Check Point on Going-to-the-Sun Road.

North Fork
Timed entry vehicle reservation required
June 13 - September 28
7 am to 3 pm

Valid for one timed entry block on the day of the reservation. Required for each vehicle accessing the North Fork area from June 13 through September 28, 2025, 7 am to 3 pm.

Many Glacier Valley
The Swiftcurrent area of Many Glacier Valley will be closed to public access during the summer of 2025 due to ongoing construction. The closure will greatly reduce the amount of available parking in Many Glacier Valley. The only parking available during the closure will be at Many Glacier Hotel, and will be set aside for visitors with lodging, horseback riding and boating reservations between July 1, 2025 and September 21, 2025. Prior to July 1 and after September 21, entrance to Many Glacier is accessible without a shuttle ticket or commercial service or lodging reservation. However, because parking is limited to the Many Glacier Hotel parking lot, capacity will be reached quickly, and daily temporary access restrictions are expected. There will be a shuttle service for hikers to access Many Glacier and Swiftcurrent from July 1, 2025, to September 21, 2025. To use the hiker shuttle service, hikers will need to obtain one shuttle ticket from Recreation.gov for their party to board the shuttle. Hikers with a shuttle ticket will park at one of several designated pull-outs, transformed into temporary parking lots, along the Many Glacier Road. Hikers will board the shuttle from their parking location for a 15–30-minute ride to Many Glacier Hotel. Shuttle tickets will be available seven days in advance each morning at 8 a.m., starting on June 24, and at 7 p.m. the night before entry, starting on June 30. Tickets will be limited and determined by shuttle and parking capacity. Time blocks for shuttle boarding and details on the daily shuttle service will be announced in late spring.

East Entrance
No separate vehicle reservation is required at the St Mary entrance to Glacier National Park in 2025. Please note that visitors who enter from the east side will not be able to return through the Apgar Check Point on the west side without a vehicle reservation between 7 am and 3 pm. Lodging, camping (including front country developed campgrounds and backcountry camping permits), transportation, or commercial activity reservations originating east of Logan Pass cannot be used instead of a vehicle reservation for access past the Apgar Check Point heading east on Going-to-the-Sun Road. Visitors with service reservations along  Going-to-the-Sun Road in locations east of Logan Pass (ex: Rising Sun and St. Mary campgrounds/boating) will need to enter Going-to-the-Sun  Road via the St. Mary Entrance if they do not possess a vehicle reservation for Going-to-the-Sun Road (West). All visitors will be able to drive Going-to-the-Sun Road without a timed entry vehicle reservation going west from St. Mary.