West Glacier KOA Resort
West Glacier, MT
This was another stay at a highly desired location just outside the gate of a popular National park. And as expected, the rates reflect the popularity of the location. This is a very nicely equipped KOA and many of the amenities are well presented. First about the RV sites. The entire park is gravel, the roads and the RV pads. Some of the premium sites like we had, came with a large concrete patio complete with a dining table and 6 chairs, propane BBQ, and a wood burning fire pit with benches (no fires were allowed, wood or propane due to a burn ban). There was lush landscape all around the edge of the patio, and our site, #21 was an end site so we had no neighbors on the patio side and gave a feeling of privacy. The park is heavily treed with a variety of different mature trees so the views are wonderful. The view of the nearby Rocky Mountains is spectacular if it is not raining or smoky from fires in the area.
We paid $116 a night for our premium patio pull through site. The range for sites is about $80 to $120 a night. That includes a “resort” fee of about $10 a day plus taxes and fees. We are also KOA members so that price includes a KOA 10% discount. Some of the amenities at the park are 2 pools (one is an adult only pool that has 2 hot tubs next to it), a cafe, an ice cream shop, a small general store, laundry rooms and bath and shower rooms. At least one of the restroom facilities is handicapped accessible. There are rental cabins, and tent and group sites. A walking trail surrounds the park, and there are 2 fenced dog areas. This park is seasonal and is only open from May 1st to October 18th.
There is free Wifi offered by the park, and there is some cell signal from various carriers, but it can be spotty. I used a Verizon wireless plan for basic web browsing and personal needs. T-Mobile did have service as well, but my T-Mobile router did not have an antenna to help with the distant signal. I don't know if AT&T had service or not. The park Wifi worked OK, but did get slow with some drop outs in times of heavy usage.
At the time of this writing the park service required an additional pass to enter the park as a method of controlling the crowds. The “Going to the Sun” pass needed to be purchased in advance, and still didn't guarantee admittance to all areas of the park if they were at maximum capacity. The pass could be displayed on paper or by “Q code” on your cell phone. You still needed the appropriate park admission pass to enter as well.
There were several other RV parks in the area, but we didn't check their prices or availability. The small town of West Glacier is about 2 miles from the park and has some amenities, but for any real shopping we drove the 30 minutes to Columbia Falls for more store and restaurant choices.
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