Outdoor Recreation

Kalispell, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Lone Pine State Park

A ridge-top day-use park on Kalispell's edge with 7.5 miles of trail and valley views

From $4

Ennis, Helena, Butte & Southwest Montana

Madison River

Blue-ribbon trout river running past Ennis, with strict summer guiding rules

Big Sky, Bozeman & Big Sky

Ousel Falls Trail

Easy 1.6-mile round trip to a waterfall on the Gallatin, open year-round

Free

Red Lodge, Yellowstone Gateways & the Beartooths

Red Lodge Mountain

Ski area on Grizzly Peak above Red Lodge: 2,400 ft vertical, opening Nov 27

West Glacier, Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake

An accessible cedar-forest boardwalk, then a 5-mile round trip to a cliff-ringed lake

From $35