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Overview
About Historic Belton Depot
Why stop
- Distinctive railroad-era architecture beside the west entrance
- Conservancy shop with Glacier books and passport stamps
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- A short, shop-centered visit with limited independent sightseeing
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Glacier Tour Guide
Your drive to Historic Belton Depot, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Glacier National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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“You're nearing Belton Chalet in West Glacier, a good choice for a sit-down dinner in a railway-era building. Great Northern opened it in nineteen ten for visitors arriving by train at the depot across Highway Two.”
Plays as you drive up to Historic Belton Depot in the Parkwolf Glacier Tour Guide.
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More about Historic Belton Depot
A short stop at the west gatewayBelton Depot is a historic wood-frame railroad station in West Glacier, just outside the park’s…
Belton Depot is a historic wood-frame railroad station in West Glacier, just outside the park’s west entrance, now home to the Glacier National Park Conservancy bookstore and gift shop. The visit centers on the shop and the building’s railroad character, so plan a short stop if you enjoy historic stations or want Glacier books and gifts; it is a smaller side trip than the park’s major natural sights.
Look at the depot’s shapeRough-hewn siding and a clipped cross-gable give the building its rustic profile.
Rough-hewn siding and a clipped cross-gable give the building its rustic profile. The depot stands beside Amtrak’s West Glacier platform, so the railway setting is still part of the place rather than just its backstory.
Built for visitors arriving by trainGreat Northern opened the present wood-frame depot in 1910 to welcome visitors to Glacier’s…
Great Northern opened the present wood-frame depot in 1910 to welcome visitors to Glacier’s west side. It was enlarged in 1935, and the older section became baggage and express space. A trellised path once linked the station to Belton Chalet, one of Great Northern’s resort hotels around the park.
The shop insideThe Conservancy bookstore and gift shop carries books, clothing, souvenirs, and park-themed…
The Conservancy bookstore and gift shop carries books, clothing, souvenirs, and park-themed gifts. Visitors often praise the helpful staff and historic atmosphere; several have also found National Park passport cancellation stamps here. If you collect them, ask what stamps are available during your visit.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Glacier
404 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWolverineMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
1,173 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
1,000 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
395 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
506 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Glacier. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
