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Rising Sun Auto Camp
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	500 ft. N of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. at St. Mary Lake, Glacier NP, St. Mary, Montana
Coordinates	48°41′46″N 113°31′6″W / 48.69611°N 113.51833°W / 48.69611; -113.51833
Architect	Glacier Park Hotel Co.
MPS	Glacier National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	95001574
Added to NRHP	January 19, 1996

The Rising Sun Auto Camp, also known as the Roes Creek Auto Camp, East Glacier Auto Camp or simply Rising Sun preserves a portion of the built-up area of Glacier National Park that documents the second phase of tourist development in the park. Rising Sun is located along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the east entrance to Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Rising Sun is a wayside area that has a National Park Service campground, a camp store and gift shop, picnic area, restaurant, as well as a motel and guest cabins which are managed by the park's concessionaire, Xanterra Parks & Resorts. In the immediate area, there is also a boat dock as well as sightseeing boats which allow visitors to tour Saint Mary Lake, the second largest lake in the park. "The most popular spot for tourists is Rising Sun, an overlook of Goose Island in St. Mary Lake and one of the most photographed spots in the park."

Establishment

After the creation of a series of hotels for train-borne visitors, courtesy of the Great Northern Railway's hotel concession, facilities were developed for the increasing numbers of automobile-borne tourists, drawn to Glacier by the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The Rising Sun Auto Camp was created for these new tourists. Located in the Rising Sun region of the park, it includes a rustic general store, built in 1941 by the Glacier Park Hotel Company, surrounded by a number of log tourist cabins., as well as a shower and laundry house and other supporting structures.

The Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins preserves historic paintings donated by Glacier Park, Inc. The pieces were originally owned and/or commissioned by the Great Northern Railway, and many depict iconic scenes from in and around Glacier National Park. All are estimated to have originated between 1909 and 1915 and created by John Fery, Frank Stick, R.H. Palenske and Charles Defeo.

Nearby features

The Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin also known as the Baring Cabin was destroyed by the Reynolds Creek Wildland Fire in July 2015.

The Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin and the Rising Sun Auto Camp are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

• Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District
• Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Going-to-the-Sun Road FAQs - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
3. "Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
4. "Montana's Official State Website". montana.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
5. "Camping - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
6. "Rising Sun Campground". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
7. ^ "Rising Sun Motor Inn and Cabins in Western Montana's Glacier Country". www.glaciermt.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
8. "Two Dog Flats Grill, Glacier National Park, MT | Glacier National Park Lodges". Glacier National Park Lodge - Glacier National Park. May 26, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
9. "Rising Sun Motor Inn, Glacier National Park, MT | Glacier National Park Lodges". Glacier National Park Lodge - Glacier National Park. May 6, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
10. "Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc". Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
11. "Glacier Park Boat Company". Montana. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
12. "St. Mary Valley - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
13. DuVal, Linda (April 29, 2002). "The two faces of Glacier: Pristine landscapes a naturalist's paradise" – via The Gazette.
14. "Rising Sun General Store/Motel". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 13, 2008.
15. "Rising Sun Cabin (Duplex) 11A/11B". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 13, 2008.
16. Ann Hubber (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rising Sun Auto Camp" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
17. "Historic paintings donated to Glacier Park" (PDF). Montana.gov Official State Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
18. "AssetDetail". focus.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
19. Campbell, Malcolm R. (July 23, 2015). "Historic Cabin Destroyed by Glacier Park Fire". Malcolm's Round Table. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
20. "AssetDetail". focus.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
21. "Search". focus.nps.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

External links

• National Park Service. "Glacier National Park". Retrieved May 8, 2006.
• "Montana - Glacier County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved October 18, 2006.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Glacier County, Montana
National Historic Landmarks	Camp Disappointment Going-to-the-Sun Road Great Northern Railway Buildings
Historic districts	Belly River Ranger Station Historic District Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District East Glacier Ranger Station Historic District Glacier National Park Tourist Trails-Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circle Many Glacier Hotel Historic District Rising Sun Auto Camp St. Mary Utility Area Historic District Sherburne Ranger Station Historic District Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District Swiftcurrent Ranger Station Historic District
Historic properties	Babb-Piegan, Montana, Inspection Station Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters Glacier County Courthouse Glacier Park Women's Club Goathaunt Bunkhouse Holy Family Mission Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabin Lee Creek Snowshoe Cabin Logan Pass Visitor Center Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhouse Many Glacier Campground Camptender's Cabin Morning Eagle Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin Ptarmigan Tunnel Rising Wolf Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin Saint Mary Ranger Station Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin Swanson Boathouse Two Medicine Campground Camptender's Cabin Two Medicine General Store
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Glacier County, Montana and List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana

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• Rustic architecture in Montana
• Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
• National Register of Historic Places in Glacier County, Montana
• National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park
• Going-to-the-Sun Road
• Hotel buildings completed in 1941
• 1941 establishments in Montana
• Great Northern Railway (U.S.) hotels
• Montana Registered Historic Place stubs