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The top 121 attractions in Montana

Bars in Bozeman

Montana Ale Works

Bozeman is a few steps behind Missoula when it comes to local brews, but Montana Ale Works is helpign to make up the difference. T

Nature Reserves in Lima

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge,

We found Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge at the end of an hour-long dirt road in the far southwest corner of Montana – and

Lakes in Fairfield

Freezeout Lake

Freezeout is a series of managed ponds at the food of the Rocky Mountains. The ponds lose their ice fairly early in the season and

Lakes in West Glacier

Iceberg Lake

The trail to Iceberg Lake is one of Glacier National Park’s most popular – and for good reason. The moderate 5-mile trail winds th

Skiing in Polaris

Maverick Mountain Ski Area

Cooper pushed a toy truck through the snow on a bench out back while inside Laura was being invited to a potluck dinner put on to

Lakes in East Glacier Park Village

Two Medicine Lake

Frost warnings were posted from Waterton to Dillon – this might be the last fully decent weekend of summer. Laura and I swung over

Lakes in West Glacier

Lake McDonald

My dad bought everyone huckleberry and chocolate double scoop ice cream cones and brought them over to the table. Spending money o

Hiking in Missoula

Sam Braxton National Recreation Trail

Ask around Missoula about where to go biking, and you’re likely hear the name Sam Braxton come up. Braxton was an enthusiastic loc

Hiking in Missoula

Rattlesnake Trail

“The Rattlesnake” is in a lot of ways Missoula’s backyard – it’s both a social spot and a kind of city park. You can find walkers,

Hiking in Lolo

Skookum Butte

Skookum Butte is fun enough just to say – it’s pronounced “Skoo-come” – but it’s also pretty fun to visit, too, and there’s a nice

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Lake Alva

Alva is one in a long chain of lakes encompassing the headwaters of the Clearwater River, a major tributary of Blackfoot. The lake

Nature Reserves in Clinton

Welcome Creek Wilderness

Congress passed the Wilderness Act in 1964, and since then millions of acres have been protected. One of the least known of those

Nature Reserves in Heron

Ross Creek Giant Cedars

Western red cedars are rare in the Northern Rockies – mostly these giants live along the super wet coasts of Oregon. Washington, a

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Rainy Lake

Somehow we’d missed Rainy Lake, even though I’d driven by it dozens of times headed north into the Swan or south into the Seeley.

Lakes in Saint Ignatius

Turqouise Lake

Turquoise Lake is one of the most exceptional and beautiful spots in Montana – and that’s saying something. It’s also a haul to ge

Beaches in Whitefish

Whitefish City Beach

Well now doesn't Whitefish have it all? There’s the too-cute downtown, the major ski area, Glacier National Park down the street,

Lakes in Libby

Leigh Lake

The Cabinet Mountains of far Northwest Montana are largely preserved as wilderness. These high summits hold grizzlies, lofty peaks

Lakes in Eureka

Paradise Lake

Paradise? Well I guess that depends on who is doing the defining, but this tiny alpine lake is certainly nice by anyone’s reckonin