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Glacier Guides & Montana Raft
  • Raft
    • Whitewater Rafting
    • Scenic Floats
    • Overnight Rafting
    • Family Friendly Rafting
    • Private Rafting Trips
    • Combination Adventures
    • Rafting FAQ
    • Rafting Packing List
  • Hike
    • Day Hikes
    • Nature Walk
    • Backpacking Trips
    • 5 Day Glacier Challenge
    • Chalet Trips
    • Combination Adventures
    • Family Friendly Hiking
    • Private Hiking Trips
    • Hiking FAQ
    • Hiking Packing List
    • Porter Services
  • Fish
    • Full-Day Fishing
    • Half-Day Fishing
    • Overnight Fishing
    • Smith River, Montana
    • Fishing FAQ
    • Fishing Packing List
  • Bike
    • Guided Biking
    • Bike Rentals
    • Combination Adventures
    • Bike Shuttle
    • Biking FAQ
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  • Stay
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    • Glacier Guides Lodge
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  • Plan
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  • Lodging Testimonial

    We had a wonderful stay at the guest house-wish it could’ve been longer! The house was clean and comfortable. We even got to enjoy watching deer each evening from the front patio. It is a perfect house for multiple families, especially nice to have the whole downstairs for those with younger children. Great place!

    — VRBO Review

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  • Lodging Testimonial

    Glacier Guides Guest House has everything you could need for your trip to Glacier National Park! The house is very accommodating, fully stocked, and comfortable. And you can’t beat the location. So close to Glacier National Park. Thank you, Glacier Guides, for offering such a great option for families!

    — Jill Bridgeman

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  • Fishing Testimonial

    Completed a half day float fly fishing trip with Russ our guide. It was a memorable first float fish experience. Russ was a superb guide getting us onto the fish and providing great instruction along the way. Highly recommend it.

    — Mark L

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  • Biking Testimonial

    Used Glacier Guides/Montana Raft Company for a bike trip up the Going to the Sun road in West Glacier and a white water rafting trip on the Flathead River. Jordan was our guide for the former, Blaine for the latter, and both were really awesome. Would definitely use them again for future hikes, biking, and rafting.

    — Joe Themig

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  • Lodging Testimonial

    The other reviewers did not lie. We loved our accommodations and the relaxed environment they’ve created for their guests. The lodge is down the road from the west entrance to GNP. This means it is quiet and the reason why we saw the “neighborhood” bear about 30 yards away as we drank our post-hike tea. Clearly, the signs were right, it is bear country. We would definitely lodge here again.

    — Marisa F

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The Insider's Guide to: Glacier National Park, Montana

At Glacier Guides and Montana Raft, we’re locals, and we love Glacier National Park with all of our hearts. So, we decided to share the love and put together our very own Glacier National Park Insider’s Guide. In it, you’ll find our recommendations on the top 10 adventures in Glacier. We also weigh in on what to pack, where to eat, what to drink, and where to stay. You’ll also find information on typical weather conditions around Glacier. We’ve even listed our our favorite things to do in the neighboring communities.

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Our first few weeks into the Summer 2022 season ha Our first few weeks into the Summer 2022 season have been spectacular! Thank you to all of our amazing guests, come back soon! If you adventured with us and have photos to share(we will always give you credit) or want to leave us a review, please do! We love hearing about your trips. 
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Nature walk 📸: @stryker383 & @kristin.rupert14 

Rafting 📸: Pamela Messal

Biking 📸: @hannah_cavanaugh 

Lodge 📸: @aaabassett
Happy Birthday, Glacier National Park. 112 years o Happy Birthday, Glacier National Park. 112 years of beauty. Years of history is hidden within your mountains, peaks, lakes, streams and waterfalls. We love every bit of you. Here's to another summer of hiking, biking, backpacking, sleeping under the stars, swimming in your pristine glacial lakes and staring into the distance, taking in all of your peace. 

In honor of the monumental day, here are some photos of @glaciernps through the decades. 

1910- George Bird Grinnell stands on a Glacier in GNPS. Approx 1910-1919

1920-Men working on the tunnel on Going-To-The-Sun Road. Circa 1920

1930-Supposedly the first jammer tour busses to drive over Logan Pass. Circa 1933

1940-Tourists on a boat dock next to launch at Swiftcurrent lake, Mt. Wilbur in the background. Circa 1940-1945

1950-Car driving Going-To-The-Sun Road in 1958

1960-Man and woman setting up a tripod and camera at St. Mary Lake. 1966

1970- Glacier Guides owner Denny Gignoux fixing his hiking boots on Comeau Pass. 1975

1980-Newest concessioner in Glacier National Park, Glacier Wilderness Guides. David Ames, Mark O'Keefe and Randy Gaynor. 1983.

1990-Group photo at Granite Park Chalet. Late 1990's

2000's- Boats sit at the dock at Lake McDonald. 2018

History 📸: Montana Memory Project

Kid on Comeau Pass 📸: @dennygignoux

Granite Park Group 📸: @tizzmastertizz

Lake McDonald 📸: @lifeoftoddb

#glaciernationalpark #112birthday #montana #rafthikefishbikestay #glacierguidesmtraft #montanamemoryproject
Nothing says "Montana Spring" like snow one minute Nothing says "Montana Spring" like snow one minute and sunshine the next. What an awesome opening weekend. Raft rentals, bike rentals and guided bike trips, it was a blast. We are now fully open for rafting, biking and nature walks. Time for adventure!
Bike 📸: @tmatelich
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#rafthikefishbikestay #glacierguidesmtraft #glaciernationalpark #flatheadriver
We had a great day of training on the river and ro We had a great day of training on the river and road and we are so ready for opening weekend this Saturday. Who's joining us!? 
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Biking 📸: @tmatelich

#rafthikefishbikestay #glacierguidesmtraft #glaciernationalpark #flatheadriver
We open next weekend, who's joining us!? Importa We open next weekend, who's joining us!? 

Important Reminder: Monday-Thursday there is a closure for hiker/biker traffic along GTSR where crews are currently working. 

📸: Guide @lifeoftoddb had a great day on #goingtothesunroad in @glaciernps last Sunday. The Loop, right below west side tunnel and Upper McDonald Creek along the road, all looking mighty fine 😍

#bikegoingtothesunroad #glacierguidesmtraft #montana #glaciernationalpark
National Park Week Day 7! April 23rd: sPark Curio National Park Week Day 7!

April 23rd: sPark Curiousity: The National Park Service and National Park Foundation strive to preserve and protect beautiful and unique places with amazing stories and history.

Our Recommendation: Be curious! Explore Glacier National Park (or whatever park is nearby) and feed that curiousity. Don't just leave curiousity to this week! If you plan to come to Glacier this year,  pay a visit to the @crowngeotourism for an experience in Geo-Tourism and to learn all about Glacier National Park. You can also head to the @glacierconservancy or @the_glacier_institute
websites to see how you can participate this spring and summer!

#nationalparkweek #nationalparkfoundation #nationalparkservice #glaciernationalpark #glacierguidesmtraft #sparkcuriosity #sparkconnections

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11970 US-2
P.O. BOX 330
West Glacier, MT 59936

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