Rising Sun
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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Rising Sun Details
Rising Sun is a very popular stop for Glacier National Park visitors. Located seven miles from the east entrance, this wayside area features a campground, a camp store, restaurant, motel and guest cabins, all managed by the park's concessionaire. There's also a boat dock nearby, as well as sightseeing boats that take visitors to Saint Mary Lake, the park's second largest body of water. Visitors who are interested in a hike can take the 6.3-mile hiking trail from Rising Sun to Otokomi Lake.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Rising Sun
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Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins
Six miles west of the St. Mary Visitor's Center along the Going-to-the-Sun Road is Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins.
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Eastern Alpine Tour
The journey begins near St. Mary and Rising Sun, traveling along St. Mary Lake before ascending the famed Going to the Sun Road to Logan Pass at the Continental Divide.
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Secret Valley Tour
Travels along the eastern front of the Continental Divide, where the mountains rise dramatically from the plains.
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Otokomi Lake Trail
Otokomi Lake is a low-elevation cirque lake surrounded by reddish mountains.
