Planning a trip to Glacier NP
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From: LaughingWater
31-Aug-17
Hi all - myself and 3 friends from high school are planning a trip to Glacier NP for summer 2018. We are all married, and between the 4 of us we have 7 boys that will be age 3-8 next summer.
I am looking for good options for lodging. We would prefer to avoid a hotel/motel and would prefer to get some sort of cabins so that the boys can step outside and play in the dirt etc.
Maybe one big house, or maybe a few smaller cabins in the same complex would work.
Any suggestions? We would prefer to be on the West side for airport access, but if we have to go east side, so be it.
any thoughts appreciated!
From: Glunt@work
31-Aug-17
Glunt@work's Link
VRBO is the first place I would check. This one popped up with a quick search.
From: LaughingWater
31-Aug-17
thanks Glunt, and apologies - i should have said I am planning on looking on VRBO, homeaway, etc, but i'd love to hear if anyone has personal experience.
especially with a group of small cabins/campground type set up. places like that tend to not make it onto VRBO and the like.
thanks again glunt and others
From: DesertSheep
31-Aug-17
You could try here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grizzly-Base-Camp/625491847463445
From: JL
31-Aug-17
I suggest going in late July or August. Last year we went in June and tried to drive up there but a summer snow storm hit and blocked the road going thru.
From: HA/KS
31-Aug-17
IL, same thing happened to us in late July.
From: SB
31-Aug-17
Ha!...there isn't a snowless month in Glacier! Used to live south of there.
From: LaughingWater
02-Sep-17
thanks for the thoughts - we are definitely thinking late july/august, so hopefully weather will be manageable
From: Solo @ the Coast
02-Sep-17
I always plan mountain excursions during the last week of July & first week of August. And it has always worked out very well. June is definitely out. And the last half of August can be prone to cold fronts coming thru.
