Current Closures and Alerts
Glacier NP wilderness permits will not be available at the Two Medicine Ranger Station in 2024.
The nearest Wilderness Permit issuing station to Two Medicine is the St. Mary Visitor Center.
If you do not have a vehicle, a shuttle operated by Pursuit, Glacier Park Collection, is available.
For complete shuttle information, including schedules and pricing, please visit Pursuit’s East
Side Shuttle page.
Walk-in permits will be available (in-season) at the following locations:
– Apgar Wilderness Permit Center
– Many Glacier Ranger Station
– Saint Mary’s Visitor Center
The El Calderon Triangle prescribed fire will treat approximately 1500 acres of NPS lands and is
tentatively scheduled to occur in late May and early June, 2024. Exact dates and times will be determined
based on weather and fuel conditions. Fire managers expect the prescribed fire will take two to five days
to complete.
The Continental Divide Trail from Emergency Operations Center to the El Calderon parking area (mile
marker 497 to 500) will be closed during prescribed fire operations; detour signs will be posted on the
trail to bypass the fire area. Additionally, parts of the El Calderon Loop Trail will be closed.
The water source at the EOC will be available for use, however the trail will be closed beyond that point.
For more information call the El Malpais National Monument Visitor Center at (505) 876-2783.
Day use is prohibited along the CDT (mile 1372-1396), and the Tonahutu Creek cutoff, in Rocky Mountain National Park due to the East Troublesome Fire of 2020. The National Park Service is limiting use to only those that obtain a wilderness permit. Permits can be obtained online here. CDT users should select the “North Inlet” starting point when searching online for permits. Please note – hard-sided bear canisters are required with a wilderness permit. Canisters can be rented in Grand Lake, CO at Never Summer Mountain Products.
For more information on wilderness permits click here or call the Kawuneeche Visitor Center at (970) 627-3471. For more information about fire regulations, please visit this site.
Updated 10/23/23 – 4:43 pm MST
Please note that road names given in suggested reroutes may not match road names in Google Maps and other mapping applications based on OpenStreetMap.
Fire Restrictions
Fire restrictions for lands the CDT passes through are listed roughly south-to-north by state. If you aren’t sure which national forest, park, or BLM unit you’ll be visiting on your CDT adventure, find out using the map above by clicking the section of trail you plan to visit. Please note that the definitions of “Stage 1” and “Stage 2” fire restrictions vary slightly by agency.
