Auto Tour, Glacier National Park

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Going-to-the-Sun Road is considered an engineering marvel, a 50-mile road carved through the mountains of Glacier National Park.

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Lake McDonald, at almost 10 miles long and near 500 feet deep in some parts, is the biggest lake in Glacier National Park.

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At 6,640 feet, Logan Pass marks the high point of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the highest elevation in the park you can reach by car.

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Situated at the top of Going-to-the-Sun Road, the Logan Pass Visitor Center is open mid-June to mid-September.

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If you, like many park visitors, are coming from Kalispell, Whitefish or Columbia Falls, Montana, you'll enter Glacier through the West Entrance Station.

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The Apgar Transit Center provides all the information you'll need about riding the Glacier National Park shuttle, as well as the hikes and sites along Going-to-the-Sun Road where you might want to hop off.

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Apgar Village is a bustling hub on the west side of Glacier National Park.

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McDonald Creek, running more than 25 miles, is the longest stream inside of Glacier National Park.

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A few miles northeast of Lake McDonald Lodge is a pullout where you see a series of waterfalls along McDonald Creek called the Sacred Dancing Cascades.

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Avalanche Creek, with its glacier-fed turquoise water and the bright-colored moss and lush foliage on its banks, has an ethereal quality.

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Deep burnt-red rocks contrast against icy glacial turquoise waters at Red Rock Point.

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Avalanches rip down the mountainsides once Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for winter.

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This parking area offers views of Heaven's Peak, as well as forest regrowth in an area ravaged by fire in 2003.

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Drive through a waterfall as you descend Going-to-the-Sun Road, about three miles west of Logan Pass.

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There are so many amazing scenic pull-outs along Going-to-the-Sun Road, you likely won't be able to stop at every one, but be sure Big Bend is among them.

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If you stop at Oberlin Bend there's a good chance you'll one of the park's famous mountain goats.

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In Glacier National Park, on one side of the Continental Divide you head to St. Mary and on the other you descend to the West Entrance.

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Every winter, snow accumulates on the closed Going-to-the-Sun Road. In one area, called the Big Drift, snow can settle up to 80-feet deep and stretch about a mile long.

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Lunch Creek is as charming as its name sounds.

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You'll know you've reached Siyeh Bend because of the sudden sharp curve of the road.

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Don't go to Glacier National Park and miss seeing one of the park's namesake features - while you still can.

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The pullout to the trailhead for St. Mary Falls / Virginia Falls is located just 0.3 miles west of Sunrift Gorge.

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Sunrift Gorge was formed when a small stream cut through a natural break in the rock.

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Once the site of the Going-to-the-Sun Chalets, Sun Point offers spectacular views.

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Wild Goose Island Viewpoint is one of the most photographed places in the world.

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Saint Mary Lake is the second largest lake in Glacier National Park.

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Rising Sun is a very popular stop for Glacier National Park visitors; it is located seven miles from the east entrance.

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The park's largest visitor center sits at the St. Mary side of Glacier National Park.