Rising Sun Auto Camp

Rising Sun Auto Camp
Rising Sun Auto Camp is located in Montana
Rising Sun Auto Camp
Rising Sun Auto Camp is located in the United States
Rising Sun Auto Camp
Location500 ft. N of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. at St. Mary Lake, Glacier NP, St. Mary, Montana
Coordinates48°41′46″N 113°31′6″W / 48.69611°N 113.51833°W / 48.69611; -113.51833
ArchitectGlacier Park Hotel Co.
MPSGlacier National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.95001574
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 1996[1]

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]

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  2. ^ "Going-to-the-Sun Road FAQs - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Montana's Official State Website". montana.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Camping - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Rising Sun Campground". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins in Western Montana's Glacier Country". www.glaciermt.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Two Dog Flats Grill, Glacier National Park, MT | Glacier National Park Lodges". Glacier National Park Lodge - Glacier National Park. May 26, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Rising Sun Motor Inn, Glacier National Park, MT | Glacier National Park Lodges". Glacier National Park Lodge - Glacier National Park. May 6, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc". Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Glacier Park Boat Company". Montana. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "St. Mary Valley - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  13. ^ DuVal, Linda (April 29, 2002). "The two faces of Glacier: Pristine landscapes a naturalist's paradise" – via The Gazette.