St Mary Lodge & Resort

Glacier National Park


Despite mountains looming in the background and the park entrance a half-mile away, this hotel's location at the junction of Hwy 89 and the eastern terminus of Going-to-the-Sun Rd is surprisingly mundane. It's part of a large, paved lot with a gas station, gift shop and grocery store. However, in terms of modern comforts, it outdoes the rustic park lodges.

Myriad facilities include a coffee bar, the Snowgoose Grille and a grand stash of rooms, from motel-style to luxury tipis to plush rooms in the main Great Bear Lodge. The new St Mary Tiny Homes might just be the best of the bunch.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Glacier National Park attractions

1. St Mary Visitor Center

0.48 MILES

Houses interesting exhibits on wildlife, geology and Native American culture and history, as well as an auditorium featuring slide shows and ranger talks…

2. St Mary Lake

1.87 MILES

Located on the park’s dryer eastern side, where the mountains melt imperceptibly into the Great Plains, St Mary Lake lies in a deep, glacier-carved valley…

3. Rising Sun

5.16 MILES

You’ll welcome this handy pit stop on Going-to-the-Sun Rd, with useful tourist facilities including a motel, restaurant, showers, small grocery and boat…

4. Wild Goose Island

6.28 MILES

This tiny stub of an island with a handful of lopsided trees perches precariously in the middle of St Mary Lake, providing a perfect photo op for…

5. Sun Point

8.28 MILES

This rocky, often windy promontory overlooks St Mary Lake and was the site of some of the park’s earliest and most luxurious chalets (now demolished)…

6. Sunrift Gorge

8.77 MILES

Just off Going-to-the-Sun Rd and adjacent to a shuttle stop lies this narrow canyon carved over millennia by the gushing glacial meltwaters of Baring…

7. Jackson Glacier Overlook

11.11 MILES

This popular pull-over, located a short walk from the Gunsight Pass trailhead, offers telescopic views of the park’s fifth-largest glacier, which sits…

8. Logan Pass Visitor Center

13.54 MILES

In the most magnificent setting of all the park's visitor centers, the building has park information, interactive exhibits and a good gift shop. The…