Logan Pass will see west side opening tomorrow

It’s official, Logan Pass will reopen from the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road Wednesday, though no overnight parking will be allowed and rangers may turn away people if crowds get too thick.

The Road has been closed at Big Bend for the past week because of the Reynolds Creek Fire, which has burned an 8-mile long swath of land along the east side of the highway from Reynolds Creek to Two Dog Flats. It remains closed on the east side beyond the St. Mary Visitor Center.

The Park did not release a timeline for the reopening of the east side of the road. The fire remains active. The hope was a rain on Monday would bring about a half-inch of rain. Instead, it saw just .07 inches according to a National Weather Service gauge in St. Mary.

Still, the cooler, wetter weather helped firefighters and the fire is now listed at 45 percent contained.

The Park is urging folks who want to go to Logan Pass to take the Park’s free shuttle bus. The Highline Trail and Hidden Lake Overlook Trails will reopen as well, as will the visitor center. The St. Mary Visitor Center has reopened as well.

The weather is expected to warm into the 80s and 90s by week's end.