Glacier View Golf Course

Glacier View Golf Course sits at the western entrance to Glacier National Park in West Glacier, Montana, occupying a dramatic setting where the Rocky Mountain Front meets the Flathead Valley. Designed by Bob E. Baldock and his son Robert L. Baldock, the course reflects the father-son team's work across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West during the mid-to-late twentieth century. The Baldocks, based in the Northwest, designed numerous public and resort courses characterized by routing that works with natural terrain rather than imposing heavily manufactured features. The course plays through forested terrain with views toward the surrounding peaks and the park's wilderness boundary. Elevation changes and mature tree corridors define many holes, while the proximity to the Middle Fork of the Flathead River influences the landscape character. The layout accommodates golfers visiting the national park while serving the local community in the Flathead region, a pattern common to courses near major Western park gateways. Glacier View operates as a straightforward mountain golf experience, where the natural setting provides the primary appeal rather than elaborate design features or tournament pedigree. The course serves visitors exploring Glacier National Park and the broader northwest Montana region, offering golf in a landscape shaped by glacial geology and dense coniferous forest. Conditions and playability reflect the short mountain growing season and the course's role as an accessible public facility rather than a championship venue.