Goat Lick

In the south end of Glacier National Park, just east of Essex, lies a mineral deposit that the mountain goats find particularly delicious in the spring. While driving along Highway 2 near Essex, MT, look for the sign for the Goat Lick and pull into the parking lot. The best time to see the goats is in the spring and you may even be rewarded by elk or other wildlife (but more likely if you come at dusk). It is a short wheelchair accessible paved walk to an overlook, but you can see them from the road as they walk underneath or right at the trailhead.

Goat Lick

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  • Cheri VanderWeerst

    I love how you call July 3rd “spring”…we’re really missing Glacier this year, thanks for all your posts, and letting us live vicariously through you!

    • hike734

      Ha! That IS funny! Well for me, I guess summer is just now getting into full swing. It’s really compressed right?!

  • kelly kralicek

    Nice little stop… I don’t think I’ve ever been there when goats haven’t been present!

    • hike734

      You must always hit it early season then… right? I have seen elk on the high side of the road before.