Glacier lilies in Glacier country

Erythronium grandiflorum

Glacier lilies usually bloom from mid-June to mid-July in Glacier country, with the best color from late June into mid-July.

mid-June – mid-July Best: late June into mid-July Out of season

The show usually starts around mid-June. Check back closer to the season.

Not every season keeps to that rhythm. In one of the 5 seasons on record (2024-25) the first flowers opened around mid-May.

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. 150 flowering reports from Glacier National Park shape this curve. The shaded band marks the best weeks; the dashed line is this week.

Where to see them

Yellow lilies that follow the melting snowline uphill — the meadows at Logan Pass go gold within days of the road opening. If the plows are late, so are the lilies.

Glacier National Park (Logan Pass, once Going-to-the-Sun Road opens)

We name public reserves, parks, and roads only — never exact pins, never private land.

Nearby on the calendar

Beargrass in Glacier country — best late June into mid-July

Updated September 8, 2026. Bloom timing varies with the year's weather — the curve shows the usual rhythm, and in-season updates sharpen it.