National park · Glacier National Park · Montana
Many Glacier Campground is the National Park Service campground at the end of the Many Glacier valley on the east side of Glacier National Park, Montana, reached from Babb on a roughly 12-mile road that is rough outside the park boundary. Our full review calls it the best location of any campground in Glacier: Grinnell Glacier, Iceberg Lake, and Swiftcurrent Pass start at your doorstep, grizzlies graze the slopes above camp, and moose wade the lakes below. It suits hikers, wildlife watchers, and small rigs, and it punishes big ones.
| Hookups | None |
|---|---|
| Max RV length | 13 spaces reach 35 ft |
| Cost | $20–$30 |
| Fees | $20 is primitive status; summer fee is $30. |
| Reservations | Recreation.gov |
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Many Glacier Campground is the National Park Service campground at the end of the Many Glacier valley on the east side of Glacier National Park, Montana, reached from Babb on a roughly 12-mile road that is rough outside the park boundary. Our full review calls it the best location of any campground in Glacier: Grinnell Glacier, Iceberg Lake, and Swiftcurrent Pass start at your doorstep, grizzlies graze the slopes above camp, and moose wade the lakes below. It suits hikers, wildlife watchers, and small rigs, and it punishes big ones.
The practical picture is stark. No hookups of any kind; shared water spigots, flush toilets, and a dump station at the entrance, with token showers, a restaurant, and a camp store at the adjacent Swiftcurrent complex. Of 109 sites, only 13 take RVs up to 35 feet, most will not fit towed units over 21 feet, and many cannot accommodate slide-outs. The rate is $23 in the reservation season, about $20 first-come in the fall shoulder. Book on Recreation.gov six months out; peak dates vanish within minutes. There is no cell service. The trade-off is obvious: the park's best address, if you can fit and win the booking.
Excerpts from the RV Parks Guide articles that cover this campground. Each links to the full guide.
Full review
Many Glacier Campground Review: Glacier's Most Coveted SitesAn honest review of Many Glacier Campground in Glacier National Park — 109 sites at $23/night, a famously tight 35-foot RV limit on just 13 sites, and the best trailhead access in the park.
Our verdict
Book Many Glacier if you hike, drive a van, truck camper, or short trailer, and can plan a reservation strike six months out. Skip it if you are over about 30 feet, depend on slide-outs, or need hookups or connectivity.
Only 13 of the 109 sites accommodate RVs up to 35 feet. Most sites will not fit towed units over 21 feet, a limited number handle 26 to 30 feet, and many cannot accommodate slide-outs. Check the per-site limit on Recreation.gov and believe it.
No. There is no electric, water, or sewer at any site. Shared spigots, flush toilets, and a dump station are in the campground, and token showers are next door at Swiftcurrent Motor Inn.
$23 per night in the reservation season and roughly $20 first-come, first-served in the fall shoulder season. Verify shoulder dates with the park.
Very. Peak July and August dates are typically claimed within minutes of the 8 AM Mountain release six months out on Recreation.gov. A small block releases four days ahead, and cancellations happen constantly.
No. There is no coverage and no public phone; the nearest signal is about 12 miles east in Babb.
Roughly mid-June through mid-October for the reservation season, with weather-dependent shoulder periods and a 14-day limit from July 1 through Labor Day.
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