Thompson Fire grows, more trails closed

Continuing growth of the Thompson Fire in Glacier National Park has prompted expanded trail closures in the south-central area of the park.

The fire expanded east on Wednesday into the higher elevations of the Nyack Creek area of Glacier.

As of Wednesday evening, the fire was mapped at 14,900 acres. The fire was first spotted on Sunday.

Trail closures due to the Thompson Fire have been extended into the Cut Bank Creek and Two Medicine areas.

Trail closures include:

• Coal Creek Trail

• Nyack Creek Trail

• Cut Bank Pass Trail in the Nyack drainage

• Park Creek to Coal Creek cutoff trail

• Dry Fork Trail from Pitamakan Pass to Two Medicine Campground trailhead and Two Medicine Entrance

• Morning Star Trail from Cut Bank Auto Campground to Pitamakan Pass

• Atlantic Creek Trail, from Cut Bank Auto Campground to Triple Divide Pass

• Medicine Grizzly Lake Trail

• Dawson Pass Trail/North Shore of Two Medicine Lake

• North Shore Two Medicine Junction to Dawson/Pitamakan

• Upper Two Medicine Lake Trail

Several backcountry campgrounds also have been closed:  

• Lower Nyack  

• Upper Nyack

• Beaver Woman Lake

• Nyack/Coal Creek Camping Zone

• Coal Creek

• Atlantic Creek  

• Morning Star

• Oldman Lake

• No Name  

• Upper Two Medicine Lake

In addition, the Cut Bank frontcountry campground has been closed.

For the most up-to-date information on the expanded trail and area closure statuses, visit http://home.nps.gov/applications/glac/infobull/closures.cfm.