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Places to visit in Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

7 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up in Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley, with our picks first.

Aerial view of Bigfork and its harbour on Flathead Lake

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Bigfork

Arts village where the Swan River meets Flathead Lake's north-east shore
Hungry Horse Dam above the South Fork of the Flathead River near Columbia Falls

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Columbia Falls

Former aluminium town on the Flathead River, 17 miles from Glacier
Historic brick storefronts on Main Street, Kalispell

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Kalispell

Flathead County seat and service hub between Flathead Lake and Glacier
Polson on the south shore of Flathead Lake

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Polson

Lake County seat at the south end of Flathead Lake, on the Flathead Reservation
Saint Mary Lake and Wild Goose Island in Glacier National Park

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St. Mary

East-side Glacier gateway at the end of Going-to-the-Sun Road
Sunrise on the peaks above Lake McDonald, seen from Apgar near West Glacier

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West Glacier

Gateway village at Glacier's west entrance and start of Going-to-the-Sun Road
Whitefish Lake in autumn with Whitefish Mountain Resort behind

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Whitefish

Ski town and Amtrak stop on Whitefish Lake, 28 miles from Glacier's west gate

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