Glacier National Park closes for coronavirus pandemic

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Glacier National Park on Friday became the latest national park to close because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Montana park closed to visitors until further notice after officials heard from gateway communities in Flathead and Glacier counties, along with the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the state.

“We will continue to work with our state, county, and tribal partners as this crisis continues and we will coordinate with them on when it will be safe to reopen the park,” said Superintendent Jeff Mow.

U.S. Highway 2, which partly runs inside the park’s southern boundary, will remain open to traffic.

The move follows closures earlier this week by Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the Great Smoky Mountains national parks.