Things to see in Glacier National Park & the Flathead Valley

West Glacier · National Parks

Lake McDonald

Glacier's largest lake: 10 miles long, 472 feet deep, with a 1914 lodge

St. Mary · National Parks

Saint Mary Lake and Wild Goose Island

Glacier's east-side lake and the tiny island from the opening of The Shining

Polson · Outdoor Recreation

Flathead Lake

About 191 square miles of clear water: the West's largest natural freshwater lake

Columbia Falls · Dams & Engineering

Hungry Horse Dam

A 564-foot 1953 arch dam with a giant morning-glory spillway you can drive across

Kalispell · State Parks

Lone Pine State Park

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

West Glacier · National Parks

Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake

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

St. Mary · National Parks

Two Medicine

Glacier's quiet south-east valley: a 1926 wooden tour boat, lakes and Running Eagle Falls

Bigfork · State Parks

Wild Horse Island State Park

Flathead Lake's largest island: boat-only, with bighorn sheep and five wild horses