Swiftcurrent Motor Inn, East Glacier Park

We spent a night here in August, 2004, and enjoyed it very much. It is very modest, but its location is so wonderful that we considered it to be an excellent value compared to other Glacier Park Lodging. After the Village Inn at Apgar, it was our favorite among the several places we stayed in or near the Park. Swiftcurrent Lake is very near, and we enjoyed a delightful hike around the lake along an easy path, surrounded by spectacular scenery, stopping at the much fancier lodge on the lake for a drink and snacks in late afternoon. The highlight was, as we returned, joining a number of others in watching (through binoculars) a large golden-backed black bear (that we mistook at first for a grizzly) dine on huckleberries in a drainage a couple of hundred yards above the road. The cafe in the tourist center nearby provided a very solid breakfast. We will definitely return here as often as possible.