Day 1

Monday

8:00 a.m.

Depart:

Spokane

(Go east on I-90.  Take exit 33.)

11:00 a.m.
Mtn. Time

Arrive:

St. Regis, Montana

127

Do:

St. Regis Travel Center-nice gift shop

12:00 p.m.

Depart:

St. Regis

(Go left/north on Hwy 135.  Go left/north on Hwy 200.  Turn right on Hwy 28.  At Elmo go left on Hwy 93.  Go through Kalispell.)

2:15 p.m.

Arrive:

Whitefish, MT

128

(Continue on Hwy 93.  Turn left on Railway St in front of Depot Park.  Turn right on Baker.  It will become Wisconsin, then East Lakeshore Dr.  Watch for Resort sign.  Turn right on Big Mountain Dr.)

2:30 p.m.

Arrive:

Big Mountain/Whitefish Resort https://skiwhitefish.com/summer-tickets-passes/

7

Do:

Gondola $17 (10-5:30)

Alpine Slide $10-1 ride, $18-2 rides

Zip Line $75

Lodge:

Hibernation Lodge $109
(Queen and bunkbeds, hot breakfast buffet, wifi)

(262)

Day 2

Tuesday

8:00 a.m.

Depart:

Big Mountain

(Drive down Big Mountain Dr.  At the bottom go left on Lakeshore Dr.  Go through Whitefish.  The road will go left on 13th.  Go right on Hwy 93.  Outside of town go left on Hwy 40.  It will become Hwy 2.  After a while watch for Glacier National Park Sign.  Go left on Going to the Sun Rd. Go left on Camas Rd to Apgar Village. Turn right on  Apgar Loop.)

1 hr 5 min.

Arrive:

Apgar Village

37

See:

Shops on the left

Depart:

Apgar Village

(Go back on Apgar Village Rd.  Turn left on Camas Rd.  Continue on Going to the Sun Rd.)

18 min.

Arrive:

Lake McDonald Lodge

9

See:

Lake McDonald Lodge and Gift Shop  Walk down to the water.

Depart:

Lake McDonald Lodge

(Continue on Going to the Sun Rd.  At the end of the lake turn left.)

4 min.

Arrive:

McDonald Falls

2

(Go left on Going to the Sun Rd.  Just past Avalanche Creek Campground.)

7 min.

Arrive:

Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail-boardwalk

4

(Continue on Going to the Sun Rd.  Across the valley to the right you will see a large falls.)

See:

Bird Woman Falls Overlook

(Continue on Going to the Sun Rd.  At Logans Pass you may need to drive around the parking lot a few times before you get a spot to park.)

30 min.

Arrive:

Logans Pass

16

See:

Logans Pass Visitor Center-walk up the hill behind it to see Mountain Goats.  At the top is a gorgeous view of Hidden Lake.

(Continue on Going to the Sun Rd.  Just past the beginning of St. Marys Lake, look for this.)

16 min.

Arrive:

Baring Falls-not a very long walk, but gorgeous

8

(Continue on Going to the Sun Rd.)

18 min.

Arrive:

St. Mary Lodge Resort

10

See:

Gift Shop

(Turn right on Hwy 89.  At Kiowa turn left on Hwy 49.  Turn right on 2 Medicine Rd.)

54 min.

See:

Running Eagle Falls

32

(Go back on 2 Medicine Rd.  Turn right on Hwy 49.)

17 min.

Arrive:

East Glacier Village

9

Lodge:

Glacier Park Lodge $129
https://www.glacierparkcollection.com/lodging/glacier-park-lodge/

(127)

Day 3

Wednesday

8:00 a.m.

Depart:

East Glacier Village

(Continue right on Hwy 49.  Go right on Hwy 2.)

8:40 a.m.

See:

Izaak Walton Inn-cool railway car rooms to rent

30

(Continue right on Hwy 2.  At Columbia Falls go left on Hwy 206.  When it ends, go right on Hwy 35.  Go left on Main St./Hwy 93.)

1 hr 15 min

Arrive:

Kalispell, MT

60

Do:

Gas

Depart:

Kalispell

(Continue on Hwy 93.  At Elmo go right on Hwy 28.  When it ends, go left on Hwy 200.  Turn right on Hwy 135.)

2 hrs

Arrive:

St. Regis

111

(Go right on I-90.)

2 hrs 13 min

Arrive:

Spokane

127