East Glacier Park, Montana

East Glacier Park has no local short-term rental ordinance. It is an unincorporated census-designated place with no municipal government, located within Glacier County and on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Montana does not impose a statewide STR licensing requirement. The primary compliance obligation is Montana lodging tax: an 8% combined rate on stays under 30 days (4% Lodging Facility Use Tax plus 4% Lodging Sales Tax) collected and remitted to the Montana Department of Revenue. Platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO are required to collect and remit these taxes on facilitated bookings. There is no documented local STR permit requirement, no owner-occupancy rule, and no cap on rental nights. A 2025 Montana law reclassified short-term rentals for property-tax purposes, raising property-tax rates on STRs statewide relative to primary residences and long-term rentals. Investors should factor this into operating cost projections. An important nuance applies to this specific location: because East Glacier Park sits on the Blackfeet Reservation, parcels on tribal or trust land may be subject to Blackfeet Nation jurisdiction in addition to or instead of county and state rules. Glacier County’s planning authority over unincorporated land is limited. Operators should confirm land tenure (fee simple versus tribal or trust land) and contact Glacier County Planning and, where applicable, the Blackfeet Tribe before operating.