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About Avalanche Campground
Number of accommodations: 84
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
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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
Tuanlinh T
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: A45, Loop: A
Good location for hiking.
John K
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2025 • Stayed at: A40, Loop: A
great location and facilities
Mark D
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: A41, Loop: A
Despite the limited availability of reservations available, there were lots of empty campsites. Not sure if these are no-shows? If so, why are they not put back into the system as available?
The trip up to Logan Pass was easy from this campround. the Avalanche lake trail is overcrowded, but there are many others in the area.
Linda Fuqua J
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: A14, Loop: A
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Madonna B
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: A21, Loop: A
i'm so glad that the NP service has campsites released the day before and day of. Glacier NP is majestic!
Jack S
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: A38, Loop: A
Very nice campground and great location within Glacier National Park.
Tom K
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2025 • Stayed at: B76, Loop: B
Avalanche Campground is my favorite in GNP. It’s a great jumping off point for many of the awesome activities in the park. The campground is well maintained and the camp hosts are great.
Jessica K
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2025 • Stayed at: A10, Loop: A
Great campground overall! One thing is the bathroom we were next to is in pretty bad disrepair, we were in site B10. But we noticed a few other of the bathrooms were redone and new…hopefully it’s just on the list for fixing up next. Love glacier! Thanks.
Graham C
VerifiedOctober 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A25, Loop: A
Convenient location, but densely packed and not very photogenic.
Christopher E
VerifiedOctober 7, 2025 • Stayed at: B77, Loop: B
Avalanche Campground has a few qualities to recommend it. The sites are spacious, well-shaded and well-screened from neighbors. I thought it was relatively quiet despite being full. The bathrooms were clean and well-maintained. The campground made the rounds 3 times while I was there, answering questions for me and even giving a nearby camper a jump-statrt.
It also provides easy access to the excellent Avalanche Lake Trail as well as the easy Trail of the Cedars. It makes for a handy base camp for exploring Glacier NP as it's located partway up the Going-to-the-Sun Road on the park's west side. I've also camped in the larger Apgar campground, and I definitely prefer Avalanche, despite Apgar's proximity to more amenities.
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
