Salmon Glacier

  Salmon Glacier is the largest glacier in the world that is accessible by a road – about twenty miles of rough gravel road. It’s often foggy and the glacier may not be visible at the summit overlook. The road after the summit is owned by a mining company and the visitor center brochure states that it not maintained -drive at your own risk.

  We spent the night at the summit because clouds had settled in obscuring the view. We hoped that it would clear in the morning. It was still foggy after we ate lunch but the Bear Man, a local from Stewart who sells DVDs and books at the summit,(http://www.hancockhouse.com/products/grebea_authorbio.htm ) told us that if we drove farther we would descend under the clouds and be able to see the glacier. We’re so glad that we listened to his advice. Wow –the glacier is magnificent! The road past the summit is in the same condition as the rest of the road but use your own judgment. The clouds had lifted by the time we made it back up to the summit on our return trip.

  The parking area overlook is covered with large gravel. There are handicapped accessible vault toilets.

The parking area is large enough for RVs but the road, past a certain point, is not recommended for large RVs. Glacier
56.17155, -130.05126