Glacier National Park will offer three “Fee Free” weekends this summer as part of a National Park Service (NPS) program to encourage visits to national parks this summer.
Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently announced that the NPS will offer three fee-free weekends this summer, “…to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit these national treasures.” Glacier National Park, one of 147 NPS sites across the country that charge entry fees, will waive entrance fees during the weekends of June 20-21, July 18-19 and Aug. 15-16. These fee-free weekends will be in addition to other fee-free days on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26, and Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
Glacier National Park will also offer a separate “Fee Free” day in conjunction with the park’s Centennial Kick-Off Celebration Picnic in the Park on Sunday, Aug. 23 being held at Lake McDonald Lodge and Glacier Park Lodge. Details about the picnic will be announced soon.
Glacier National Park concessioners will offer the following specials and/or discounts on respective “Fee Free” summer weekends; however, these discounts will not apply on other fee free days this season, including Aug. 23, Sept. 26 and Nov. 11:
Glacier Park Boat Company
One free adult fare with at least one paid fare in each party at Lake McDonald and Rising Sun.Glacier Park, Inc. (GPI)
GPI will offer special values in gift shops, camp stores and restaurants.
On June 20-21, a number of GPI operated gift shops and camp stores will offer a buy- one-get-one-free promotion on one specific t-shirt as well as a buy-one-get-one-free promotion on an 8 oz. package of wild huckleberry jellybeans. For June 20-21, numerous GPI operated restaurants will offer a buy-one-get-one-free special “Fee Free Weekend Dessert of the Day.”Swan Mountain Outfitters
*Family Pack:* 10% off standard rates for children (17 and under) riding with a parent or guardian that pays full rate on any one or two hour ride *
*Group Pack:* $5 off per rider for groups of 6 or more on any one or two hour ride
*Montana Resident Package:* $5 off per rider for all Montana residents going on one or two hour ride (proof of residency required)
Note: Discount programs cannot be combined.