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About Avalanche Campground
Number of accommodations: 84
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
- Restrooms
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- Campfire Ring
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- Parking
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Reviews (259)
What Guests Are Saying
Avalanche Campground is a well-maintained, clean campground with excellent access to popular hiking trails, including Avalanche Lake and the Trail of the Cedars. While some sites lack privacy and amenities like hot showers, the beautiful surroundings and convenient location make it a recommended choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the serene atmosphere, despite some minor issues with restroom cleanliness and noise.
What Guests Are Saying
Avalanche Campground is a well-maintained, clean campground with excellent access to popular hiking trails, including Avalanche Lake and the Trail of the Cedars. While some sites lack privacy and amenities like hot showers, the beautiful surroundings and convenient location make it a recommended choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the serene atmosphere, despite some minor issues with restroom cleanliness and noise.
Review Summary
Ann D
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: B83, Loop: B
Roomy, close to water and bathrooms.
Just wish we had known fires were OK earlier so we could have purchased some firewood on the way!
Morgan H
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A14, Loop: A
Great campground with easy access to Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake hike. Facilities are very nice with clean restrooms and water located throughout. The rangers were very kind and helpful in answering questions and providing recommendations.
Emily B
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: B82, Loop: B
No one to check you in. No individual bear boxes. There’s no service and no park rangers. Make sure you screenshot your site # and info before entering. There’s no one there to help if there’s any issues. The Park is absolutely beautiful though!
Robert H
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: A01, Loop: A
Quite, centrally located campground with a great hike starting in the campground.
David L
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: B59, Loop: B
Had a nice site near host, bathrooms and garbage can. Everything was clean neat. Hosts were very helpful and friendly. Campground is a great location for seeing Glacier and some nice hikes are close by.
Pete A
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A32, Loop: A
We loved Avalanche Campground. Easy access to Avalanche trails, Trail of Cedars. Great views.
Steven C
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: A13, Loop: A
Excellent view in this shaded, tent friendly campsite.
Melissa M
VerifiedAugust 9, 2025 • Stayed at: A49, Loop: A
Loved our experience. All the campsites in Avalanche looked very nice - as we drove around to look at them. Bathrooms were kept clean. Large drive through areas for vehicles and plenty of space around campfire rings and for tents. There are community bear boxes. I'm glad they have them, just wish they had them for individual use at each campsite. Need to bring your own soap for handwashing and towels - bathrooms do not have either of these. We checked all the bathrooms in the area, just their norm.
Michael R
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: B81, Loop: B
This was a lovely campground in Glacier NP. Spacious camp spots, clean restrooms, easy to get back onto Going to the Sun Road. Would stay again. We stayed at campsite B 81.
Lee G
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: A17, Loop: A
Information is very hard to come by. You don’t give out any campground maps and there’s no Internet signal in the park to figure it out, myself. I knew that there was a shower house in Apgar campground, but even the gentleman at the information desk couldn’t tell me where it was located. I was also under the impression they were no bathrooms and avalanche but in fact there were.
Location Avalanche Campground
Address:
Glacier National Park
West Glacier, MT, 59936
United States
Avalanche Campground has multiple entry points on the east and west side of the park.
West Side Entrance
- West Entrance – From Columbia Falls, take Highway 2 east to the town of West Glacier (approximately 33 miles (53 km) from Kalispell).
- West Entrance – From Browning, take Highway 2 west to the town of West Glacier.
East Side Entrance
- St. Mary Entrance – From Columbia Falls, take Highway 2 east to the town of Browning (approx. 83 miles/134 km). At the traffic circle, exit onto Hwy 89 north and continue for another 30 miles (48 km). Follow the signage to the St. Mary Visitor Center / Going-to-the-Sun Road.
- St. Mary Entrance – From Browning, take Highway 89 north to Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Avalanche Campground is accessible via Highway 2, which runs east to west near the park, providing access from both Columbia Falls and Browning. The west entrance is reached by taking Highway 2 to West Glacier, while the east entrance can be accessed via Highway 89 from Browning.
Elevation: 1043 feet
17 mi drive to downtown West Glacier (about 30 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Food storage regulations are strictly enforced. Grizzly and black bears frequent the area. When not in immediate use, all food, beverages, coolers, cooking utensils, pet food, or other attractants must be kept in a closed, hard-sided vehicle or secured in bear proof storage lockers near campground restrooms.
- Vehicle length limits. Vehicle and vehicle combinations longer than 21 feet (6.5 m) or wider than 8 feet (2.4 m) including mirrors are prohibited between the Sun Point parking area and Avalanche Campground.
- Maximum Stay. Campground length of stay is limited to 14 days.
- Noise must be kept to a low level that does not disturb other campers. Generator use in campgrounds is permitted only during the following times: 8 am to 10 a.m., noon to 2 p.m., or 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Fire Rings Only. Campsites contain fire rings but do not have fire grates for grilling/ food preparation.
- Hammocks. Hammocks must be hung over non vegetated areas using one inch straps or wider. Vegetation may not be trampled to access hammocks.
- Maximum Number of Tents. Campsites allow a maximum of 2 tents per site.
- No Firewood Collection. Firewood collection is prohibited within Avalanche Campground.
- Renting an RV or trailer? Per 36 CFR 5.3, commercial business may not take place inside Glacier National Park. This includes RVs and trailers being delivered within Glacier's boundaries. Renters of these must drive them in themselves.
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Last updated: September 1, 2026
