Must-see fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional, British Columbia
Glacier Station
Glacier Station is a fort in Columbia-Shuswap Regional, British Columbia.
Glacier Station: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Glacier Station
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Glacier Station — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.26676, -117.51828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Glacier Station
- Mount Abbott · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~4 km · Must-see
- Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~5 km · Must-see
- Avalanche Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~6 km · Must-see
- Nakimu Caves · cave · Improvement District No. 9 · ~6 km · Must-see
- Greens Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
- Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
- Terminal Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
- Bonney Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
- Uto Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~9 km · Must-see
- Swanzy Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~9 km · Must-see
- Sir Donald Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~9 km · Must-see
- Cougar Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
- Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
- Tupper Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~12 km · Must-see
- Donkin Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~16 km · Must-see
- Dawson Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~17 km · Must-see
- Fox Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~17 km · Must-see
- Purity Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~22 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Glacier Station
- Submerged ghost town of Arrowhead · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~88 km · Must-see
- The Last Spike · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~113 km · Must-see
- Skoki Lodge · fort · Improvement District No. 9 · ~130 km · Must-see
- Rogers Pass Discovery Centre · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~5 km
- Last Spike · fort · Improvement District No. 12 · ~113 km
- Great Glacier House · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~2 km
- Rogers Pass Memory Garden · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~3 km
- Rogers Pass Artillery Monument · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~3 km
- Trans-Canada Highway · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~3 km
- Rogers Pass Opening Commorative Plaque · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~52 km
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Frequently asked
Is Glacier Station open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Glacier Station yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Glacier Station?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Glacier Station?
Nearby: Mount Abbott (viewpoint, 4 km), Rogers Pass (viewpoint, 5 km), Avalanche Glacier (viewpoint, 6 km), Nakimu Caves (cave, 6 km), Greens Glacier (viewpoint, 7 km), Grizzly Mountain (viewpoint, 8 km).
Is Glacier Station worth visiting?
Glacier Station is listed as a must-see fort in British Columbia on Spotwander.