Flathead National Forest

Flathead National Forest in western Montana covers more than 2.4 million acres in the Rocky Mountains south of Glacier National Park, with about 1 million acres protected as wilderness. Named for the Flathead Native Americans, it includes parts of the Bob Marshall, Great Bear, and Mission Mountains wilderness areas, the Flathead Wild and Scenic River, Jewel Basin Hiking Area, and the Coram Experimental Forest. Its extensive roads and trails cross a landscape rich in wildlife, including grizzly bear, wolverine, lynx, elk, moose, and bull trout. It remains both a working and recreational landscape while preserving vast undeveloped country in the northern Rockies.

Swan Lake, Montana · United States