Parking
Use the Forest and Fire Nature Trail parking area off Camas Road, about 0.5 miles east of the North Fork Road intersection near Camas Creek Entrance. Wildfire displays stand in the lot.
Overview
About Forest and Fire Nature Trail
Why go
- A short, easy walk makes post-fire regrowth easy to see.
- The brief climb opens a view toward the Flathead River.
Heads up
- Most of the route stays in the recovering forest; mountain views are partial.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation3,350–3,445 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active Glacier alert
- ClosureTwo Medicine Campground closed for 2026 constructionTwo Medicine Campground is closed throughout 2026 because of construction in the Two Medicine developed area.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Glacier Tour Guide
Your drive to Forest and Fire Nature Trail, 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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“Up ahead is Forest and Fire Nature Trail, a short walk for seeing what grows back after a burn. The one point one mile loop takes about thirty to sixty minutes, with one brief climb and only partial mountain views.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Glacier Tour Guide.
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“Our first time to glacier and we used the audio portion for Going to the Sun Road. Wonderful information with perfect advice of what to see and do along the road.”
Trail guide
Hiking Forest and Fire Nature Trail
Take the short walk for its forest storyForest and Fire Nature Trail is a 1.
Forest and Fire Nature Trail is a 1.1-mile loop from the Camas Road parking area, with about 180 feet of climbing. Allow roughly 30 to 60 minutes. A short access stretch leads to the circuit; at the junction, turn left for the suggested clockwise route. It is an easy way to see how fire reshapes a forest, with one brief climb and a view north. If you are after a broad alpine panorama, this is a lower-key stop rather than a substitute for a high-country hike.
See the forest returningThe wildfire displays are beside the parking area; there are no interpretive panels along the…
The wildfire displays are beside the parking area; there are no interpretive panels along the trail itself, so the recovering woods are the lesson. The area burned in 1967 and again in the 2001 Moose Fire. Standing dead trees rise among young lodgepole pines and aspens. Yellow clover, fireweed and golden asters add color in summer, with the clover usually past its best by mid-August.
The short climb and the viewNear the halfway point, the trail climbs a little over 100 feet to its high point.
Near the halfway point, the trail climbs a little over 100 feet to its high point. Openings look toward the Flathead River and the northern mountains; views toward the Continental Divide are partly screened by standing snags. A thimbleberry patch near the high point may attract bears, so stay alert for wildlife.
Start from Camas RoadThe parking area is off Camas Road, about half a mile east of the North Fork Road intersection…
The parking area is off Camas Road, about half a mile east of the North Fork Road intersection near Camas Creek Entrance. Give the fire displays a look before you start. Pets are not allowed on trails in Glacier.
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.
