Rising Sun is located along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, 7 miles (11 km) from the east entrance into Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.. Rising Sun is a wayside area that has a National Park Service campground, and a camp store, restaurant, motel and guest cabins which are managed by the park's concessionaire. In the immediate area, there is also a boat dock as well as sightseeing boats which allow visitors to tour Saint Mary Lake, the second largest lake in the park.
The Rising Sun Auto Camp is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.