Is a trip in late May or early June too early to visit these national parks? Will there be too much snow, will roads be closed, or will snow banks be too high to enjoy the scenery? Is it better to visit in July or August?
When is the best time to visit Glacier National Park, and/or Banff and Jasper?
Best time to visit Glacier depends on what you are looking for. May and September are good times for people to visit who don't like a lot of crowds or families with children. June is the best month to see early spring, and the waterfalls are at their best. July is probably the best time to visit to see Glacier in all it's glory...wildflowers abound and waterfalls are still in abundance. The Park is at it's busiest from July 4th through Labour Day.
The Going to the Sun Road is the major road in Glacier, and typically opens the first part of June. This road is a must see, and best enjoyed in the Park's fleet of Red Buses. Due to heavy flooding and avalanches this fall, the National Park Service has already issued a statement that the Going to the Sun Road will not open until July 1st at the earliest in 2007.
I would imagine a similar visitation schedule in Banff and Jasper.
In any case, you MUST visit Glacier....it is my favorite Park!
Reply:I lived in Montana for two years and Glacier doesn't even open until Memorial Day. I would head up no earlier than mid June.
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