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Rising Sun Auto Camp
U.S. historic place in Glacier National Park
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,[2] approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the east entrance to Glacier National Park,[3] Montana, United States.[4] Rising Sun is a wayside area that has a National Park Service[5] campground,[6] a camp store and gift shop,[7] picnic area, restaurant,[8] as well as a motel and guest cabins[7][9] which are managed by the park's concessionaire, Xanterra Parks & Resorts.[10] In the immediate area, there is also a boat dock as well as sightseeing boats[11] which allow visitors to tour Saint Mary Lake,[12] the second largest lake in the park. "The most popular spot for [Glacier] tourists is Rising Sun, an overlook of Goose Island in St. Mary Lake and one of the most photographed spots in the park."[13]