Backcountry Permits

Backcountry Permits is a tourism office in Flathead, Montana which is located on Apgar Loop Road. Backcountry Permits is situated nearby to the tourism office Apgar Nature Center, as well as near the government office NPS Subdistrict Office/Greenwalt.

Opening hours: 7:30 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Tourism office
Address: Apgar Loop Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Glacier station and Apgar Fire Lookout.

West Glacier station

Railway station

Photo: Kgrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

West Glacier station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in West Glacier, Montana. The station building, constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935, was donated to the Glacier Natural History Association in 1991 and now houses the offices and bookstore of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. West Glacier station is situated 2 miles south of Backcountry Permits.

Apgar Fire Lookout

Building

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Apgar Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is one of a chain of fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story frame erection with a pyramidal roof was built in 1929. Apgar Fire Lookout is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Backcountry Permits.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apgar and West Glacier.

Apgar

Hamlet

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Apgar is one of the main villages in Glacier National Park, located at the southern end of Lake McDonald, about one mile from the park's west entrance.