About Avalanche Campground
Number of accommodations: 84
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Reviews (168)
What Guests Are Saying
Avalanche Campground is highly praised for its beautiful, quiet setting and proximity to popular hiking trails like Avalanche Lake and the Trail of the Cedars. The campground is well-maintained, with clean facilities and attentive camp hosts, making it a great base for exploring Glacier National Park. While some campers noted issues with privacy and the lack of showers and lights in the bathrooms, the overall experience is considered excellent by many visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Avalanche Campground is highly praised for its beautiful, quiet setting and proximity to popular hiking trails like Avalanche Lake and the Trail of the Cedars. The campground is well-maintained, with clean facilities and attentive camp hosts, making it a great base for exploring Glacier National Park. While some campers noted issues with privacy and the lack of showers and lights in the bathrooms, the overall experience is considered excellent by many visitors.
Review Summary
Elizabeth E
VerifiedOctober 14, 2025 • Stayed at: A34, Loop: A
Highly recommend - great setups! Peaceful and spacious.
Mike S
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: A37, Loop: A
Very quiet and clean campground with simple pull in site for our camper. Bathrooms clean and well maintained. The proximity to the Avalanche Lake trail was a huge bonus as you won’t have to fight for parking.
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.
Graham C
VerifiedOctober 3, 2025 • Stayed at: A25, Loop: A
Convenient location, but densely packed and not very photogenic.
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.
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.
Jack S
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: A38, Loop: A
Very nice campground and great location within Glacier National Park.
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!
Linda Fuqua J
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: A14, Loop: A
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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.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 48.6765 / -113.819
Elevation: 1043 feet
Policies & Rules
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| 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. |
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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. |
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Maximum Stay. Campground length of stay is limited to 14 days. |
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Quiet Hours. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am. 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. |
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Fire Rings Only. Campsites contain fire rings but do not have fire grates for grilling/ food preparation. |
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Hammocks. Hammocks must be hung over non vegetated areas using one inch straps or wider. Vegetation may not be trampled to access hammocks. |
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Maximum Number of Tents. Campsites allow a maximum of 2 tents per site. |
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No Firewood Collection. Firewood collection is prohibited within Avalanche Campground. |
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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. |
