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Glacier National Park

51.2616° N, 117.534° W

Glacier National Park, British Columbia. 51.2616° N, 117.534° W

National park, 1,350 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/glacier-national-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Parks Canada accommodation, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Parks Canada facilities, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Glacier National Park is a 1,350 km² national park 14 km west of Blaeberry, in British Columbia. It was established in 1886.

Area
1,350 km²
Established
1886
Campsites
943 campgrounds

Conditions today

9.3 °C

Mostly CloudyWind ENE 3 km/h

Observed at Golden, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Low 7.

Weather: Golden (local forecast), as of 12:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:30 a.m.
Sunrise
7:04 a.m.
Sunset
6:09 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:42 p.m.
Moonrise
6:01 a.m.
Moonset
5:29 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

Waterfalls

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Campgrounds

3 campgrounds have 94 campsites.

CampgroundSites
Illecillewaet Campground59
Loop Brook Campground20
Mount Sir Donald Campground15

Things to do

Camping

  • Backcountry camping
  • Frontcountry camping

Facilities

  • Picnic areas

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Names

  • Parc national du Canada des GlaciersFrench form