Missoula, Kalispell, and Northwest Montana Travel Guide

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With more than 6 million acres of public land, northwest Montana might be America's largest outdoor destination. More than 1,000 secluded mountain lakes with crystal-clear waters and hungry fish provide peaceful isolation for professional and amateur anglers alike. On Flathead Lake you can sail, water-ski, and, if you're lucky, spot the mythical Flathead Lake Monster. Thousands of miles of hiking and biking trails lace the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys and climb and switchback up Big Mountain and the Mission Mountains region. In summer the lush valleys provide a glorious carpet of native meadow grasses with sky-blue lupine and yellow arnica, beneath white-capped mountains. In winter the land settles under a blanket of snow, and the water under sheets of ice, creating a winter-sports paradise, particularly for skiers.

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Missoula, Kalispell, and Northwest Montana Hotels

From massive log lodges to historic bed-and-breakfasts to chain hotels, you'll find the range of lodging options here that you'd expect from a region that...read more

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Missoula, Kalispell, and Northwest Montana Restaurants

Although Montana generally isn't known for elegant dining, several sophisticated restaurants are tucked away among the tamaracks and cedars, where professionally...read more

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