The Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for the season at Lake McDonald Lodge on the west side and 1.5 miles west of St. Mary Visitor Center on the east side. Winter weather may change these locations at any time. More
Due to extremely limited parking during construction in the Swiftcurrent area, personal vehicle access into Many Glacier will be restricted from July 1-September 21, 2025. A temporary shuttle service will be provided for hikers wanting to access the area. More
The arrowhead was authorized as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951.
The elements of the emblem symbolize the major facets of the national park system. The Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values.
The arrowhead was probably first used on an informational folder for Oregon Caves National Monument published in April 1952.
It soon gained recognition as the Service symbol and became widely used on signs and publications.
To forestall unseemly commercial uses of the arrowhead design, an official notice, approved March 7, 1962, was published in the Federal register of March 15, 1962 (27 FR 2486), designating it as the official symbol of the National Park Service.