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Whitefish, MT - one month away
Posted on 8/17/26 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 8/17/26 at 8:05 pm
A month from now, my wife and I will be traveling to Whitefish for a wedding. We arrive around 11:00 AM and have that entire afternoon open + the entire next day. We’re staying just north of town near The Lodge at Whitefish Lake.
What are the best hikes, views, lakes, etc? We’ll have other sporadic time throughout our time there to explore as well.
I have a Glacier National Park Pass to enter the park that I purchased.
Thanks!
What are the best hikes, views, lakes, etc? We’ll have other sporadic time throughout our time there to explore as well.
I have a Glacier National Park Pass to enter the park that I purchased.
Thanks!
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 8:13 pm to The Donald
If you only have 1.5 days I would try to do Going to the Sun Road and 2 of these hikes depending on your level. Highline Trail, Grinnell Glacier, Hidden Lake Overlook, Iceberg Lake, and Avalanche Lake. Enjoy, it's a spectacular park and Whitefish is cool as well.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 6:53 am to The Donald
Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:51 am to Crow Pie
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If you only have 1.5 days I would try to do Going to the Sun Road and 2 of these hikes depending on your level. Highline Trail, Grinnell Glacier, Hidden Lake Overlook, Iceberg Lake, and Avalanche Lake. Enjoy, it's a spectacular park and Whitefish is cool as well.
Absolutely this. Just keep in mind how crowded those parks get and the Going to the Sun area WILL fill up with cars early. I'm not sure if they now allow you to schedule your arrival?
Also, If you have time I'd recommend a boat rental on Whitefish Lake. It's stunning. Downtown Whitefish has some fun spots too.
The Highline trail starts off with a pretty high pucker factor
And one of Whitefish Lake
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 10:08 am
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:04 am to Chucktown_Badger
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Absolutely this. Just keep in mind how crowded those parks get and the Going to the Sun area WILL fill up with cars early. I'm not sure if they now allow you to schedule your arrival?
Also, those driving into the park and parking at Logan Pass are now limited to a three-hour stay due to overcrowding and you will want to get there early (by 7am) to get a parking spot if planning on hiking in the morning. Three years ago I hiked the Highline Trail out & back to the Granite Park Chalet and also hiked to the Grinnell Glacier Overlook (highly recommended) and it took eight hours. A way to get around the three-hour limit is to take one of the park shuttles to Logan Pass and back. I've read they are ticketing drivers staying past the mandated time limit. If you are lucky you will; get some footage on the Highline Trail like I did! (see attached vid)
Funny, I will be in Whitefish for a wedding Sept 12. Can't wait.
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 10:07 am
Posted on 8/18/26 at 6:55 pm to AZBadgerFan
Thanks for all of the replies! Going to dive further into the planning tomorrow. Is Logan Pass the best/most convenient place to park for the hikes listed above?
Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:09 pm to The Donald
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Thanks for all of the replies! Going to dive further into the planning tomorrow. Is Logan Pass the best/most convenient place to park for the hikes listed above?
The only trailheads accessible from Logan Pass are the Highline Trail and Hidden Lake Trail.
Posted on 8/19/26 at 9:32 am to Chucktown_Badger
quote:the day we tried it the wind was howling and we had to abort the mission about halfway through that section. On the way back a massive bighorn ram shadowed up acting like he did not want us up there LOL. It was intense
The Highline trail starts off with a pretty high pucker factor
We got to Logan pass at 6am and got one of the last spots to park. By the time we got back it was a complete shitshow so get there early if that’s where you want to go
OP for a more relaxing hike try st Mary and Virginia falls, it’s before you get to Logan pass coming from the west, will be way less crowded. Also stop in apgar village on the way back to whitefish for food/drinks/shopping
This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 12:37 pm
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