Glacier THE Complete guide ’25 & ’26 Sun Road, Hiking, Lodging, Reservations, Bears, WildLife, Tours

00:00 Introduction
5:11 Going to the Sun Road
5:46 Vehicle reservation
6:15 More of the Sun Road
19:45 Logan Pass
21:00 Highline Trail head
21:30 West side of the Sun Road
25:36 GTSR The Loop Trails
27:35 GTSR McDonald Creek Falls
28:35 GTSR Trail of the Cedars
33:00 Grinnell Glacier Hike
49:35 Many Glacier Shuttle
50:51 Hiking the Highline Trail and Swiftcurrent Pass
1:06:45 Trails around Lake McDonald
1:09:25 Lodging in the Glacier
1:43:03 Bullhead Lake Hike
2:08:05 Iceberg Lake Hike
2:08:05 Bear On Trail!
2:14:10 Hike to Ptarmigan Tunnel
2:20:50 Bear Safety
2:28:35 Two Medicine Trails boat Tours
2:34:24 Trails of the North Fork
2:45:31 Hike to Piegan Pass and Siyeh Pass


This is the most complete Guide to Glacier National Park on YouTube. It took over 35 days to shoot- in three seasons.

Produced by travel Writer / Photographer Expert Steve Salis. It has been updated for 2025. Yes- it's long! Because there's lots to see and do in my favorite park. Starting with the Going to the Sun Road including how to get a Vehicle Reservation to Drive it. I show you several short trails that can be accessed from it. Including Short ones to waterfalls and longer ones from Logan Pass. I show it to you in spring, Summer and with the color of fall.

I tell you how long it takes to get to each of the Park's 5 activity areas as well as things to do in each. There's a section on the park's shuttle and Bus tours, horse trail rides, tour boats and bike rentals.

Glacier has some of the best hiking trails in the country and there are detailed guides to the most spectacular ones.

I also take you on a tour of each of the Park's famous historic Lodges and Motor Inns and then I tell you how to book a room in them. Then I show you my favorite place to stay outside the park.

For those who want to do more than hike, I tell you about the boat tours, Red Bus Tours and even how to do a trail on a horse.

I tell you how to get around on the hiker shuttle system.

And, of course how to stay safe in Bear country.