Glacier National Park closed March 27 due to COVID-19
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Glacier National Park is announcing additional modifications to operations in response to guidance from Flathead County, Glacier County, Blackfeet Nation and the State of Montana. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service is working with federal, state and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective at 5 p.m. on March 27, Glacier National Park closed to all park visitors until further notice. There will be no visitor access permitted to the park. U.S. Highway 2 inside the park boundary will remain open. We will notify the public when we resume full operations and provide updates on our website and social media channels.
“The National Park Service listened to the concerns from our state, county, and tribal partners and, based on current health guidance, temporarily closed the park,” said Glacier superintendent Jeff Mow. “We will continue to work with our state, county, and tribal partners as this crisis continues and we will coordinate with them on when it will be safe to reopen the park.”
The NPS encourages people to take advantage of the many digital tools already available to explore Glacier National Park, including Glacier online via webcams, audio tours, photo galleries and videos.
Updates about NPS operations will be posted on www.nps.gov/coronavirus. Please check with www.nps.gov/glac for specific details about park operations.
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 419 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
