In the summer of 2015, a friend and I had two nights and one day to spend in Glacier National Park, which may not seem like enough (and I would agree), but as far as a one-day itinerary goes, we absolutely nailed it.
We drove up the east side from Bozeman and stayed at Brownies Hostel in East Glacier Park, just 8 miles from the Two Medicine entrance and 30 miles from the St. Mary entrance to Glacier National Park. Our plan was to drive the Going to the Sun Road to the west entrance, do a couple of hikes along the way, and stay at Fish Creek campground on Lake McDonald the second night (this is one of the only campgrounds you can reserve ahead of time in Glacier National Park).
We started our day with breakfast at Whistle Stop Restaurant, grabbed lunches to go from the Brownies Hostel bakery, and headed for St. Mary. This was our day:
We arrived at Fish Creek campground with enough sunlight to set up camp and head into West Glacier for dinner before starting a campfire, making s’mores, and reflecting on our incredible day in the park. Glacier is one of those places that should be on everyone’s bucket list, even if you only have one day to spend there. I already can’t wait to go back.
