Outdoor Recreation

West Glacier, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Apgar Village

Glacier's west-side hub at the foot of Lake McDonald, open even in winter

From $25

Big Sky, Bozeman & Big Sky

Big Sky Resort

5,850 acres and 4,350 feet of vertical under Lone Peak, with a tram to 11,166 feet

From $260

Lewistown, Great Falls & Central Montana

Big Spring Creek and Big Springs Trout Hatchery

A huge artesian spring, a 1922 trout hatchery and a creek with trout inside Lewistown

Free

Glasgow, Missouri River Country & Fort Peck Lake

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

About 1.1 million acres of Missouri River breaks around Fort Peck Lake, free to enter

Free

St. Mary, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Grinnell Glacier Trail

A 5-mile climb from Many Glacier to one of the park's best-known shrinking glaciers

From $35

Bozeman, Bozeman & Big Sky

Hyalite Canyon

Bozeman's mountain canyon: a reservoir, short waterfall walks and world-class ice climbing

Bigfork, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Jewel Basin Hiking Area

Foot-only high country above Bigfork: 27 lakes and 35 miles of trail

Free

Whitefish, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Whitefish Lake State Park

Small lakeside campground and boat launch on Whitefish Lake, with trains rolling past

From $4

St. Mary, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Hidden Lake Overlook Trail

A 1.3-mile boardwalk climb from Logan Pass to a view over Hidden Lake

From $35

Great Falls, Great Falls & Central Montana

Giant Springs State Park

A spring pouring out 156 million gallons a day beside the Missouri, open all year

From $4

West Glacier, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Glacier National Park

A million acres of glacier-carved peaks on the Canadian border, open all year

From $15

St. Mary, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Logan Pass

The Continental Divide at 6,646 feet, with mountain goats and the Highline Trail

From $1