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Glacier National Park · seasonal road

Going-to-the-Sun Road: when it opens, year by year

Last verified Official record 1933–2022NPS page updated April 19, 2024 (source page); history table page: April 21, 2023
50-mile road between West Glacier and St. Mary Entrances over Logan Pass Typically opens: No set date to open over Logan Pass; typically fully open by early July (the lower-elevation sections remain open all year). Closes: Typically fully open until the third Monday of October, weather permitting.
2026 opening
Jun 22
opened
Median opening
Jun 13
90 years
Earliest opening
May 16
1987
Latest opening
Jul 15
1933
Median closing
Oct 22
71 years

The official record

90 years of Going-to-the-Sun Road

Each dot is a date from the park’s (or WSDOT’s) published table: gold opening, brick closing. Missing dots are years the table leaves blank.
JunJulAugSepOctNovDec1940195019601970198019902000201020201933: opened Jul 161934: opened Jun 21935: opened Jun 141936: opened Jun 131937: opened Jun 131938: opened Jun 121939: opened May 281940: opened May 301941: opened May 291942: opened Jun 151943: opened Jul 111944: opened Jun 81945: opened Jun 161946: opened Jun 121947: opened Jun 161948: opened Jun 131949: opened May 311950: opened Jun 161951: opened Jun 101952: opened Jun 11952: closed Nov 231953: opened Jun 251953: closed Oct 311954: opened Jun 161954: closed Nov 111955: opened Jun 161955: closed Oct 231956: opened Jun 31956: closed Oct 231957: opened May 281957: closed Oct 191958: opened May 241958: closed Nov 41959: opened Jun 131959: closed Oct 231960: opened Jun 91960: closed Oct 301961: opened Jun 81961: closed Oct 221962: opened Jun 21962: closed Nov 61963: opened May 311963: closed Oct 251964: opened Jul 21964: closed Oct 301965: opened Jun 71965: closed Nov 131966: opened May 291966: closed Oct 221967: opened Jun 131967: closed Oct 231968: opened Jun 91968: closed Oct 131969: opened May 311969: closed Oct 81970: opened Jun 111970: closed Oct 141971: opened Jun 101971: closed Oct 201972: opened Jun 101972: closed Oct 261973: opened Jun 21973: closed Oct 301974: opened Jun 201974: closed Nov 91975: opened Jun 181975: closed Oct 231976: opened Jun 11976: closed Oct 281977: opened May 281977: closed Oct 271978: opened Jun 141978: closed Oct 311979: opened Jun 91979: closed Oct 231980: opened May 261980: closed Nov 51981: opened Jun 61981: closed Nov 131982: opened Jun 191982: closed Oct 301983: opened Jun 61983: closed Nov 71984: opened Jun 161984: closed Oct 191985: opened Jun 21985: closed Oct 161986: opened Jun 11986: closed Nov 71987: opened May 171987: closed Nov 171988: opened May 271988: closed Nov 61989: opened Jun 101989: closed Nov 41990: opened Jun 191990: closed Oct 51991: opened Jun 241991: closed Oct 251992: opened May 251992: closed Oct 211993: opened Jun 51993: closed Oct 191994: opened Jun 31994: closed Oct 181995: opened Jun 241995: closed Oct 171996: opened Jun 231996: closed Oct 161997: opened Jun 191997: closed Oct 221998: opened May 301998: closed Oct 201999: opened Jun 171999: closed Oct 162000: opened May 292000: closed Oct 182001: opened Jun 82001: closed Oct 232002: opened Jun 292002: closed Oct 292003: opened May 312003: closed Oct 292004: opened Jun 12004: closed Oct 202005: opened May 232005: closed Nov 12006: opened Jun 242006: closed Oct 242007: opened Jul 22007: closed Sep 172008: opened Jul 42008: closed Oct 222009: opened Jun 272009: closed Oct 202010: opened Jun 252010: closed Oct 192011: opened Jul 142011: closed Sep 182012: opened Jun 212012: closed Sep 182013: opened Jun 222013: closed Sep 242014: opened Jul 32014: closed Sep 232015: opened Jun 202015: closed Oct 62016: opened Jun 182016: closed Oct 122017: opened Jun 292017: closed Sep 42018: opened Jun 232018: closed Sep 302019: opened Jun 232019: closed Sep 262020: opened Jul 152020: closed Oct 112021: opened Jun 262021: closed Oct 142022: opened Jul 142022: closed Oct 17

1930s

Jun 14

average opening · 7 yrs

1940s

Jun 12

average opening · 10 yrs

1950s

Jun 9

average opening · 10 yrs

1960s

Jun 8

average opening · 10 yrs

1970s

Jun 9

average opening · 10 yrs

1980s

Jun 4

average opening · 10 yrs

1990s

Jun 13

average opening · 10 yrs

2000s

Jun 15

average opening · 10 yrs

2010s

Jun 26

average opening · 10 yrs

2020s

Jul 8

average opening · 3 yrs

Show the full table ↓
YearOpenedClosedSeason (days)
2022Jul 13Oct 1695
2021Jun 25Oct 13110
2020Jul 13Oct 988
2019Jun 22Sep 2595
2018Jun 22Sep 2999
2017Jun 28Sep 367
2016Jun 16Oct 10116
2015Jun 19Oct 5108
2014Jul 2Sep 2282
2013Jun 21Sep 2394
2012Jun 19Sep 1689
2011Jul 13Sep 1766
2010Jun 24Oct 18116
2009Jun 26Oct 19115
2008Jul 2Oct 20110
2007Jul 1Sep 1677
2006Jun 23Oct 23122
2005May 22Oct 31162
2004May 30Oct 18141
2003May 30Oct 28151
2002Jun 28Oct 28122
2001Jun 7Oct 22137
2000May 27Oct 16142
1999Jun 16Oct 15121
1998May 29Oct 19143
1997Jun 18Oct 21125
1996Jun 21Oct 14115
1995Jun 23Oct 16115
1994Jun 2Oct 17137
1993Jun 4Oct 18136
1992May 23Oct 19149
1991Jun 23Oct 24123
1990Jun 18Oct 4108
1989Jun 9Nov 3147
1988May 25Nov 4163
1987May 16Nov 16184
1986May 31Nov 6159
1985Jun 1Oct 15136
1984Jun 14Oct 17125
1983Jun 5Nov 6154
1982Jun 18Oct 29133
1981Jun 5Nov 12160
1980May 24Nov 3163
1979Jun 8Oct 22136
1978Jun 13Oct 30139
1977May 27Oct 26152
1976May 30Oct 26149
1975Jun 17Oct 22127
1974Jun 19Nov 8142
1973Jun 1Oct 29150
1972Jun 8Oct 24138
1971Jun 9Oct 19132
1970Jun 10Oct 13125
1969May 30Oct 7130
1968Jun 7Oct 11126
1967Jun 12Oct 22132
1966May 28Oct 21146
1965Jun 6Nov 12159
1964Jun 30Oct 28120
1963May 30Oct 24147
1962Jun 1Nov 5157
1961Jun 7Oct 21136
1960Jun 7Oct 28143
1959Jun 12Oct 22132
1958May 23Nov 3164
1957May 27Oct 18144
1956Jun 1Oct 21142
1955Jun 15Oct 22129
1954Jun 15Nov 10148
1953Jun 24Oct 30128
1952May 30Nov 21175
1951Jun 9——
1950Jun 15——
1949May 30——
1948Jun 11——
1947Jun 15——
1946Jun 11——
1945Jun 15——
1944Jun 6——
1943Jul 10——
1942Jun 14——
1941May 28——
1940May 28——
1939May 27——
1938Jun 11——
1937Jun 12——
1936Jun 11——
1935Jun 13——
1934Jun 1——
1933Jul 15——

Table source: www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/logan-pass-opening-and-closing-dates.htm

In the park's words

What Glacier says about Going-to-the-Sun Road

“Visitors will be able to drive the entire 50-mile length of the road, and access Logan Pass from both West Glacier and St. Mary Entrances.” source
“There is no set date for the road to open over Logan Pass. Typically, the road has been fully open by early July.” source
“It’s typically fully open until the third Monday of October, but that may change due to weather conditions at any point.” source
“The lower elevation sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road remain open all year” source
“[ June 22, 2026] – Going-to-the-Sun Road is now fully open for the 2026 season.” source
“is expected to open to motorized vehicles Monday, June 22, for the 2026 summer season.” source

Worth knowing

  • Table title is 'Logan Pass opening and closing dates': 'opened' is the date Logan Pass (the alpine section of Going-to-the-Sun Road) opened to vehicles, not necessarily the whole road; the footnote marks on a row (openedMark/closedMark) change the meaning (partial openings, side closures, floods).
  • The page's 2023 row is present but empty and nothing after 2022 is published in the table (last updated April 21, 2023); 2023-2024 have no row here.
  • Years 1933-1951 give an opening date only; 1952-2022 give opening and closing. Closing dates are for the same calendar year as the row.
  • 2026 events after the opening (not seasonal closures): alpine sections closed temporarily from 2:00 pm June 28 (heavy rain; Avalanche to Jackson Glacier Overlook), and again from 5:00 pm September 6; the September 9 release says the road reopened about 2 p.m. that day.

About this page

Dates are the park’s and WSDOT’s own, captured on 2026-10-05 and re-checked at every build. Medians and extremes are arithmetic on the published rows; we do not forecast. Weather closes passes without notice, so check live alerts for Glacier before you drive.

Sources · 3

  1. 1.Glacier National Park — Going-to-the-Sun Road (official page) · National Park Service
  2. 2.Going-to-the-Sun Road — historical opening dates table · National Park Service
  3. 3.Seasonal road pages and historical opening-date tables on nps.gov and wsdot.wa.gov, read and quoted · National Park Service; Washington State DOT

FAQ

Going-to-the-Sun Road questions

When does Going-to-the-Sun Road open?
Glacier says: No set date to open over Logan Pass; typically fully open by early July (the lower-elevation sections remain open all year). Across 90 recorded years the median opening is Jun 13, ranging from May 16 (1987) to Jul 15 (1933). In 2026 it opened June 22, 2026.
When does Going-to-the-Sun Road close for the season?
Glacier says: Typically fully open until the third Monday of October, weather permitting. In the official record the median closing is Oct 22 (71 years), earliest Sep 3 in 2017. Closing dates depend on the first lasting snow and are rarely announced ahead.
Is Going-to-the-Sun Road opening later than it used to?
The 1930s averaged an opening around Jun 14; the 2020s average is Jul 8 — about 24 days later. That is the arithmetic of the official table, not a forecast; snowpack, staffing and construction all move the date.
Is Going-to-the-Sun Road open right now?
Check the park's road-status page (linked under Sources) or its alerts: our “Is Glacier open?” page shows the live NPS alerts.

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