Rising Sun Auto Camp
U.S. historic place in Glacier National Park / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rising Sun Auto Camp, also known as the Roes Creek Auto Camp, East Glacier Auto Camp or simply Rising Sun preserves a portion of the built-up area of Glacier National Park that documents the second phase of tourist development in the park. Rising Sun is located along the Going-to-the-Sun Road,[2] approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the east entrance to Glacier National Park,[3] Montana, United States.[4] Rising Sun is a wayside area that has a National Park Service[5] campground,[6] a camp store and gift shop,[7] picnic area, restaurant,[8] as well as a motel and guest cabins[7][9] which are managed by the park's concessionaire, Xanterra Parks & Resorts.[10] In the immediate area, there is also a boat dock as well as sightseeing boats[11] which allow visitors to tour Saint Mary Lake,[12] the second largest lake in the park. "The most popular spot for [Glacier] tourists is Rising Sun, an overlook of Goose Island in St. Mary Lake and one of the most photographed spots in the park."[13]
Rising Sun Auto Camp | |
Location | 500 ft. N of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. at St. Mary Lake, Glacier NP, St. Mary, Montana |
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Coordinates | 48°41′46″N 113°31′6″W |
Architect | Glacier Park Hotel Co. |
MPS | Glacier National Park MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95001574 |
Added to NRHP | January 19, 1996[1] |