Saint Mary Visitor Center
The park's largest visitor center sits at the St. Mary side of Glacier National Park.
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Saint Mary Visitor Center Details
The park's largest visitor center sits at the St. Mary side of Glacier National Park. Here you'll find a huge relief map showing the park's peaks, valleys and streams. Exhibits include information on the area's original inhabitants, the Blackfeet, Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Orielle tribes. You can buy books and maps, as well as backcountry camping permits. Rangers host evening presentations during the summer months and are available to help you plan your trip. Even if you already have an agenda, you should stop at the visitor's center to take in the view of 10-mile-long St. Mary Lake from the large windows.
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Nearby Parks Around Saint Mary Visitor Center
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Saint Mary Visitor Center
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0.3 mi away
St. Mary Campground
St. Mary Campground is unusual in that it's one of only two in Glacier National Park where you can reserve sites in advance during the summer.
0.6 mi away
Beaver Pond Loop Trail
The Beaver Pond Loop takes you by a historic ranger station built in 1913.
0.6 mi away
Red Eagle Lake Trail
Red Eagle Lake offers a great taste of Glacier National Park, taking you through scenic meadows and old-growth forest before arriving at a beautiful alpine lake.
5.1 mi away
Otokomi Lake Trail
Otokomi Lake is a low-elevation cirque lake surrounded by reddish mountains.
