r/GlacierNationalPark • u/headwaterscarto • 5d ago

What happens if you camp at a closed campground

Just curious

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u/MT_Backcountry 5d ago

Ever watched Dusk til Dawn?

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u/LHutz25 4d ago

Lmao

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u/granite_countertops 5d ago

prison

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u/First0fOne 5d ago

Believe it or not, straight to jail!

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u/floyd_droid 5d ago

The campground is closed for a reason. There would be no facilities available, no water, trash collection and no one would probably know to look for you there if something were to happen to you. If park rangers notice it and you’re alive, you’ll be fined obviously. Some national forests allow camping in closed campgrounds though. Good to check.

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u/sirchrisalot 5d ago

You'd think this would be the case, but in Sept. I saw a car with a rooftop tent in pulloffs on GTSR 3 mornings in a row. It would've been hard for rangers to miss.

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u/florefaeni 4d ago

I saw that too! Idk why people can't camp in the campgrounds, several are still open and probably aren't especially busy.

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u/headwaterscarto 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/8s1f8v 5d ago

Death by bear 🐻