Glacier National Park Scenic Float
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Glacier National Park Scenic Float
By Glacier National Park Whitewater Rafting Trips
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Ages 5-100, max of 50 per group
Duration: 2h 30m
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Live guide: English
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- PFD, Raft
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- Great Northern Resort, 12127 US-2 suite a, West Glacier, MT 59936, USALocated 1 mile west of West Glacier. Look for the red caboose.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
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- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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- ErinElizabeth60 contributionsGreat way to spend a morning in Glacier!Awesome trip! The river was a little low so the rapids weren't crazy, but it was fun and a beautiful trip down the river. The guides were fun, entertaining, and knowledgeable. One thing to note if you book through Trip Advisor: the time it lists is the departure time! I assumed it was the meeting time like many of the other TripAdvisor experiences and I almost got left behind.Written September 24, 2024
- Stephen N0 contributionsRafting down the flathead river.We had a wonderful time rafting down the flathead river. Tanner was great. Would definitely recommend this if you’re in the glacier area. Was fun and beautiful 😊Written September 18, 2024
- ReneeM7450 contributionsLet's do it again!!!What a great trip! We had a blast!!! Jackie, our guide, did an amazing job guiding us through the rapids and was a wealth of information about the river and the history of the area. The staff was professional and fun.Written September 10, 2024
- U7134TZannf0 contributionsBest Glacier raft company.Great time! Safe yet exhilarating. Guides (Tanner) knowledgeable and experienced .the employees worked together to make certain things ran smoothly. Guides had a nice sense of humor.Written September 9, 2024
- unyimei0 contributionsA fun experience for allThis was a fun adventure, and I would do it again. Our guide was phenomenal; she kept us engaged with crucial historical information about the area and the landscape. Though I have done categories IV and V water rafting, I think this course is between II and III and is suitable for all ages and physical tolerance levelsWritten September 8, 2024
- H6016ENdanf0 contributionsFun trip for the familyWe had a great time navigating the rapids (moderate level) in late August. The guides did a nice job of keeping us both safe, and having fun. Nice job.Written August 29, 2024
- C3620JKstephaniet0 contributions3.5 hour whitewater tripTrip was great! Crew was great! Thank you Mackaley for being so personable! You were DELIGHFUL! You are welcome in MT anytime! Good luck in OR! Thanks to all for a wonderful trip! Love your MT locals, Colton, Hillary, Patrick and StephanieWritten August 25, 2024
- Excursion3786510 contributionsMika the great and GNP Whitewater Rafting Adventure!Booking, price, and ease of making our trip reservation was a breeze. When we got to the destination it was very well put together. It had all we ended to get ready. Our rafting guide was Mika and she was super friendly, knowledgeable, experienced, and her jokes were the best. We loved the trip and the company went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of.Written August 20, 2024
- Perla S0 contributionsGreat First Rafting ExperienceThe tour guides were very friendly and did an excellent job guiding us through the rapids. It was our first time rafting and we enjoyed it immensely. Great opportunity to see animals. We saw two deer right when we started down the river and also a bald eagle. Luke was our tour guide and he made it an amazing experience!Written August 20, 2024
- Wilesmelissa720 contributionsMust doAbsolutely amazing time!!! Cash was our guide and has an amazing story to tell! Ask him about setting a record! Friendly souls from beginning to the end! Peaceful float to exciting rapids! Highly recommendWritten August 19, 2024
- H4855YEjulies0 contributionsRafting with Great Northern Whitewater RaftingIt was a wonderful experience! The guides, Tanner and Ali, were great! We were on the water almost 3 hours, the water level was low, but that can’t be controlled, but they made it great.Written August 18, 2024
- aprilkZ9118FY0 contributionsBest rafting company!Our family had so much fun with our rafting guide, Addie! All were high quality guides on a beautiful river. We saw some wildlife, rode some rapids, got wet and had a blast...highly recommend The Great Northern!Written August 15, 2024
- S5251SYmartinam0 contributionsGreat experience on the riverWe had a really fun day rafting the Flathead River with an excellent guide named Tanner. He was knowledgeable, friendly, safety conscious, and told some pretty decent dad jokes despite his young age :) Highly recommend :)Written August 12, 2024
- SSettingsgaard0 contributionsAmazing Whitewater Rafting Experience!We enjoyed our Whitewater Rafting Adventure. The views and trip were amazing! Our tour guide Caroline was very informative and a lot of fun! She made our trip unforgettable. We also made new friends along the way. If you are able to request a guide we highly suggest Caroline!Written August 12, 2024
- jvobrien0 contributionsGreat guides, bad weather conditions.Weather was bad. Cold and rainy, but the river guide's disposition was very sunny! Her name was Elisabeth and the trip we took was her last guided trip of the summer. She headed back to college the following day. She had very good knowledge of the river, because this was her third year guiding with this river outfitter. She knew a great deal about the history of the river and pointed out the places most impacted by a flood that happened in the mid 1960s. The raft had 6 paddlers plus the guide and I think was about 14 feet long. The quality of the craft was really good, because one of the other rafts became stuck on a rock and it took 3 other rafts purposely running into it to free the stuck raft. The classification of the rapids we went through in early August was 2 and 3. The guide mentioned one was class 4, but I never felt in danger on this trip. We did get wet and it felt cold due to the weather conditions, but we were able to get warm quickly once back at our vehicle. All the guides this day were female and had a great attitude, which made the trip a lot of fun. All in all, I recommend this rafting company for novice rafters like myself.Written August 8, 2024
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Tadd Walker
1 contribution
Jul 2020
Wow, just what we were looking for. We saved Great Northern's scenic rafting trip for our last day in and around Glacier... and it put the exclamation point on our week-long visit to this amazing area. Scuba Dave is an all-around expert - adept at reading the river, as well as the people in his boat. Dave gracefully wove bits of local knowledge and lore into the trip while treating us to the best little secret spots on this beautiful stretch of the Flathead river. Perfect, thank you!
Written July 16, 2020
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We are so glad we were able to end your vacation at a high point! Scuba Dave is a phenomenal scenic rafting guide and his passion for it really shines. Thank you so much for the kind words about Scuba Dave- we will be sure to pass that along!
Written July 18, 2020
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k2slc
Salt Lake City, UT52 contributions
Aug 2020
We had a wonderful scenic float down the Flathead River with Lex. Great company, great information. Lex immediately got us all engaged and we had a great, laugh-filled trip! The guide's fantastic personality was complemented by a beautifully sunny day, perfect temperature, and golden eagle and bald eagle sightings. Teen would have liked more white water, but this was the perfect trip for our 84-year old mother, so couldn't have asked for a better way to spend the afternoon!
Lex also gave us great advice for dinner (huge burritos from the Wandering Gringo Cafe) and then ice cream at Sweet Peaks Ice Cream in Whitefish. Top notch on all accounts!
Lex also gave us great advice for dinner (huge burritos from the Wandering Gringo Cafe) and then ice cream at Sweet Peaks Ice Cream in Whitefish. Top notch on all accounts!
Written August 7, 2020
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Thank you for sharing with us about your trip! Lex is awesome and we are so happy that you got to spend your rafting adventure with her. We appreciate your feedback!
Written August 9, 2020
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Brandon H
2 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
Great experience in every aspect. It started with me confusing my time for my family to be on the water. With one simple phone call the staff had us booked for our same journey, the following day(when I thought I was supposed to be on the water). They were accommodating and friendly, what more can I say on that. Upon arriving to go on our adventure, the team on hand helped get my 4&3 year old boys secured in their wetsuits and water shoes, the whole time ensuring they were comfortable. The River guides are rockstars, they are knowledgeable and personable (be prepared for an onslaught of memorable “dad” jokes). We were so happy we decided to book this journey. A special shout-out to Moray, Cash, and the rest of the staff on our adventure! We look forward to our next visit and would definitely recommend this trip for families of all ages.
Written June 25, 2022
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Cash and Mo. We're very fortunate to have them on our team again this summer and we'll certainly pass this on to them. We hope the rest of your travel and adventure while you were here in Glacier country was just as amazing as your rafting trip.
Written June 29, 2022
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SeattleRobb
2 contributions
Aug 2020
The guides were great. Our group of 3 adults and one 7-year old from Seattle had a great time with Mareille. She was a load of fun, was very knowledgeable, kept us safe and engaged and was great with our little seven year old girl.
Written August 22, 2020
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Thank you for going rafting with us- we are thrilled your family had a great time!
Written August 29, 2020
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Mike E
3 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
We took the afternoon scenic dinner float. Lex our tour guide was a hoot. Friendly personable. My wife enjoyed the scenery and the dinner was perfect sans dinner plates. Lex was on the ball and adapted we ate on Tupperware container lids will be a memory.for sure. Would highly recommend Great Northern. Looking at doing a fly fishing float next time were in the area. Thanks for a great afternoon.
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Engers
Written July 18, 2020
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Thanks for taking the time to review us! Lex is great, and I'm glad to hear that while your meal may have been a little quirky, it didn't take away from your experience as a whole. We look forward to taking you fishing!
Written July 19, 2020
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Manju
2 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Had a fantastic time with Great Northern Whitewater Rafting on the Flathead River along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park. Our guide Sam was very knowledgeable, the water snd scenery were beautiful, and we even saw some wildlife! The young lady at the check in was very friendly and patiently answered all our questions. Terrific experience… highly recommend it. Very reasonably priced. We enjoyed it so much we went back and booked the whitewater rafting!
Written August 22, 2022
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Thank you for your feedback, we are happy to hear you had such a great experience. It was a pleasure working with you both, glad you chose to join both trips! Please be sure to come out rafting with us again if you are ever in the Glacier area
Written August 27, 2022
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tulipbonita
Redlands, California53 contributions
We booked a scenic trip this year as we have older family with us. We did a white water trip last summer with this same company and had a blast. This year the weather was a little colder and the water level was really high. We were provided wet suits, booties, and splash pullover jackets. I’m not too keen on using loaner items but I’m glad I did. The weather was nippy and were necessary for safety reasons. Our guide Kelly and Suzie were informative and friendly. We will definitely be back next year.
Written June 22, 2022
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with others and it was truly our pleasure to host you again this season. This spring season has for sure been wet and a bit colder but lovely. We hope the rest of your visit to the Glacier area was amazing and we look forward to hosting you again on your next visit.
Written June 23, 2022
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Grace H
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Jul 2021 • Friends
My friend and I were at GNP the weekend of Fourth of July, and the float down the river was our chill activity. We enjoyed the cold waters of Middle Fork river, and our guide Cash taught us a little about how to read the river/currents and how to row/turn the raft. We were allowed to jump into the water at certain (safe) points and took a break on a little island-like mass of rocks and old bushes where the folks doing the dinner tour stopped for their river bank dinner. The water was perfect under the hot, blazing sun.
Overall would recommend! Next time I want to try the white water rafting or the raft float dinner tour with Great Northern. :)
Overall would recommend! Next time I want to try the white water rafting or the raft float dinner tour with Great Northern. :)
Written July 27, 2021
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Thank you for sharing some details about your trips with everyone. So glad to hear that dinner was perfect. We hope the rest of your adventures around Glacier Park we just as spectacular. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Written July 29, 2021
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Pamela H
6 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Our guide was very friendly and fun! The trip was relaxing and scenic. One word of advice is to arrive 15 minutes earlier than the time it is posted. Otherwise great for folks that want to be on a raft but don’t want to go fast. Beautiful!!!
Written August 10, 2024
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We are absolutely thrilled to receive your glowing review! Our team at Great Northern Whitewater Rafting takes immense pride in providing an exceptional rafting experience, and your kind words truly mean the world to us. We can't wait to welcome you back for another adventure in the breathtaking Glacier Park!
Written August 14, 2024
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Daveyshere
Shrewsbury, MA35 contributions
May 2021
Positives.....
Great staff, very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. Our guide “Scuba Dave” was engaging and friendly, you could tell he loves his job. The ride was very peaceful.
Negatives.....
There is only one really, this is advertised as a HALF DAY excursion, running 4 HRS., when in reality is was not even 2 hrs. We started at 10:45am as stated, and returned back at 12:30pm....1 hr. 45 min. The boat ride was about 1 hr. 20 min.
Great staff, very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. Our guide “Scuba Dave” was engaging and friendly, you could tell he loves his job. The ride was very peaceful.
Negatives.....
There is only one really, this is advertised as a HALF DAY excursion, running 4 HRS., when in reality is was not even 2 hrs. We started at 10:45am as stated, and returned back at 12:30pm....1 hr. 45 min. The boat ride was about 1 hr. 20 min.
Written May 31, 2021
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Thanks for sharing your experience. Please understand that the Middle Fork of the Flathead River is a Wild and Scenic free flowing river so we don't have any control over the flow of the river. In May and early June the snow run off causes these trips to be a faster than normal. After the major snow melt is over June trips are usually around the 2 hour mark and as the river drops towards September trip times can be close to the 4 hours mark. We're glad Dave provided a great trip and we'll certainly pass this along to him but please understand early season trips during runoff may decrease the river time and that is beyond our control. We look forward to seeing you on your next trip and maybe try for an August river trip where the water is lower and crystal clear.
Written June 1, 2021
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