Many Glacier Campground

Many Glacier was as epic as you’d expect and then some

There was no warning to the 11 mi of road construction leading into the campground. The guide listed pay showers at the motor in next door but found out only after we had sat in the construction & overcrowding traffic for an hour that they were closed due to covid and the only close pay showers were back through the traffic.

We had cites R6, R7, R47, R55, and R58 - my group had to hobble together different sites to accommodate the length of our visit and the competitiveness of booking. Swapping camp sites mid-trip was not a big deal, the rangers made it easy, and I'd recommend it if you're trying to piece together a longer trip. The camps varied in size and tree cover (R6, R7 were best for shade), but all were completely fine and comfortable for at least one 6p tent. All but one (R47) had plenty of space for pull-through parking. Lots of water spouts and bathrooms, it was never a long walk. Rangers are serious about bears. The camp store is close and really handy. The campground itself is magical. The beauty of the area is hard to take in. Was there 4 days and wish I could have stayed another 4. Should you have the chance, go!

Let me start off with the good: Obviously, 5 stars for the location. Easy access to many epic trailheads. A moose and her baby were in our campground three times during our seven night stay. How cool is that?

Now, the not so good:
1. ) You'll have to be at your computer right when reservations open up, frantically pushing the *book now" button and praying it ends up in your cart. Otherwise, you'll be checking recreation.gov every spare second you get and hope you time it right and snag a cancellation.
2.) Major road construction to get to MG, so expect delays. The road that hasn't been fixed is gravel filled, bumpy and full of potholes.
3.) It's bear country! The rangers patrol like crazy and will cite you. Every time you leave your campground, you will need to pack up anything that can attract bears (camp stoves, coolers, water bottles, tablecloths!). So at least twice a day, we packed up almost everything. Annoying, but understandable.
4.) Designated generator hours three times a day, in the middle of the day. Sites range from shady to sunny. Our site was semi shady, so we had to sit around in the middle of the day to make sure our refrigerator had enough power so our food wouldn't spoil during a heatwave. Obviously, that limited our daily activities.
5. We stayed seven nights. My friends had to piecemeal three separate reservations at three separate campsites. At check in, the ranger said the only way we could check cancellations and extent the stay at the site was to go on recreation.gov. Not helpful at all considering there is ZERO cell service.
6. Lastly, it was really sad to see that a lot of reserved sites were no shows. Given how difficult it is to secure a site, this was so not cool.

Vicious bugs everywhere. We had two Theramacells, citronella wristbands and bug spray and still got eaten alive. Yes, I know this is the great outdoors.

We have visited and camped at over 20 NPs and this was the poorest run by far.

beatiful clean well keeped campground. Paulette the campground host was very pleasant and freindly

We stayed at R028 for a night. It was OK for a night for two people. Conveniently located near by the parking lots of the Swiftcurrent lodge but also right next to the path way to the bathroom building so lots traffic.

great hiking location

Most wonderful campsite I ever stayed at. Was sorry to leave…

Camp ground was wonderful. Close to amazing trails. Iceberg lake and cracker lake were great. We saw a lot of wildlife including bears, moose, marmots, mountain goats, and more. Only negative is that showers are not available at this area right now. It makes no sense how not showering for a week is safer for covid than taking a shower every day and being clean.

Campground facilities pros: easy access to trailheads, easy access to water, toilets, campground store within walking distance for forgotten items/replenishment. Nice campground hosts, near ranger station.