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Come Experience Glacier National Park’s Best Hikes & Outdoor Education Programs

Enjoy your pick of one or more of our guided day hikes, educational programs, or multi-day hiking tours for an experience you’ll remember forever.

Our experienced naturalists and hiking guides will show you parts of Glacier National Park that most visitors never get to see. You’ll experience incredible views while learning all about Glacier Park’s ecosystems, animals, plants, geology, and so much more.

For multi-day hikes and programs, we offer a different guided hike each day. Start out with a hot breakfast and coffee or tea at Field Camp, followed by an amazing and educational hike. Return to your cabin at the end of the day, have a hot shower, and we’ll provide you with a home-cooked meal to enjoy amongst your fellow hikers.

We also handle all of the driving so you can relax and take in some of earth’s most iconic views while we navigate the twists and turns of Glacier National Park. You also won’t have to deal with parking, traffic, and vehicle passes.

If you don’t see the options you are looking for, please contact the office at 406-755-1211 or email at register@glacierinstitute.org.

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Birding by Ear in Glacier National Park

To Be Rescheduled: Glacier National Park comprises more than 1 million acres of diverse and stunning bird habitat. Encounter both common and uncommon bird species that thrive in and around the park on an adventure led by expert birder Denny Olson,... [READ MORE]
Alpine Wildflowers Guided Educational Hike

Alpine Wildflowers Guided Educational Hike

July 18, 2026: The wildflowers of Glacier are spectacular. They are especially beautiful against the rugged backdrop of mountain peaks. Their fragility is even more striking when the adverse environment of their habitat is understood. In this... [READ MORE]

Into the Wild: A Nature Immersion Experience

July 19, 2026: Join us for a transformative nature connection experience in the heart of Glacier National Park, where you'll engage in both nature journaling and forest bathing.... [READ MORE]
Fly Fishing for Beginners

Fly Fishing for Beginners

Multiple: Of the outdoor sports, fly fishing is arguably the most poetic. Over the past century, Montana's blue-ribbon trout streams have lured in explorers from all over the world. From beginners to active anglers, we invite you to come and increase... [READ MORE]
Women’s Fly Fishing, Educational Program

Women’s Fly Fishing

Multiple: Of the outdoor sports, fly fishing is arguably the most poetic. Over the past century, Montana's blue-ribbon trout streams have lured in explorers from all over the world. From beginners to active anglers, we invite you to come and increase... [READ MORE]
Plant Allies Local Herbal Medicinal Plants

Plant Allies: Local Herbal Medicinal Plants

August 1, 2026: Our wild lands are a living pharmacy valued throughout history for their ability to aid our everyday aches and pains and help us in emergency situations. This class will meander into one or more of Glacier's ecosystems to explore... [READ MORE]

The Forest Story

August 9, 2026: In this immersive course, participants will explore a few recently burned areas in Glacier National Park to discover the beauty and resilience of ecosystems recovering after wildfire. Through guided observation and discussion,... [READ MORE]
Glacier National Park "Hey Bear" educational program

Hey Bear Guided Educational Hike

August 21, 2026 This course, Hey Bear: Breaking Common Myths About Bears, will give you a new insight into bear biology, bear behavior, as well as bear safety. The Crown of the Continent Ecosystem has the highest concentration of bears... [READ MORE]

Living Rock: A Journey Through Fossilized Stromatolites | GTTSR and Many Glacier

August 22, 2026: 1.5 billion years ago an ancient continent was splitting apart, allowing a vast shallow sea to form. Filling this newly created seaway was life, but not the complex life we find today. Earth at this time was dominated by microbes,... [READ MORE]
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Glacier’s Grazers – Guided Educational Day Hike

August 29, 2026: During this one-day course, we will discuss in detail the ungulates of Glacier National Park, with emphasis on life histories, distribution, habitat requirements, and predator-prey relationships. There are six ungulate species... [READ MORE]

Geology Two Medicine Valley

September 13, 2026: The geological features that are on display in the Two Medicine Valley are stunning. This course will take participants on an educational hike through the incredible Two Medicine Valley. Along the hike, the group will make... [READ MORE]

Hey Bear: Myth-Busting Hibernation

September 20, 2026 This course, Hey Bear: Myth-Busting Hibernation, will give you a new insight into bear biology, bear behavior, as well as bear safety. The Crown of the Continent Ecosystem has the highest concentration of bears in the lower... [READ MORE]

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