Glacier Country Road Trips

2 days

Road Trip Highlights

DO: NATIONAL BISON RANGE The open grasslands in Moiese provide excellent viewing and photo ops (be sure to keep a safe distance).
EAT: SWEAT PEAKS ICE CREAM Located in Whitefish, Kalispell, and Missoula. Montana dairy and other mountain ingredients give this frozen indulgence its distinctive taste.
STAY: QUINN'S HOT SPRINGS RESORT Come for the therapeutic at Quinn's Hot Springs Resort in Paradise. Come relax in the therapeutic waters and stay for a rustic luxury lodging.

In Glacier Country, wildlife thrives on the land and water, with even the tiniest creatures eliciting wonder from kids and adults of every age. We've even mapped it all out, so you can put the phone away and be distracted by the epic views and hidden gems!

Kalispell & Bigfork
Seeley Lake & Missoula & Darby
Day 1

Kalispell & Bigfork

Kalispell • Flathead Lake • Bigfork

See "whoa!"-inducing Glacier Country scenery on horseback-or while leading a llama by the reins~with Swan Mountain Outfitters near Kalispell. Flathead Lake, the state's largest natural freshwater lake, offers prime paddling, boating, fishing, hiking, camping and swimming around Bigfork.

Day 2

Seeley Lake & Missoula & Darby

Morell Falls National Recreation • Seeley Lake • Missoula • Butterfly House and Insectarium • Smokejumper Visitor Center • Darby • Lake Como Loop Trail

For vertical water, follow the Morrell Falls National Recreation Trail near Seeley Lake to Morrell Falls, a spectacular  90-foot, double cascade, Hold bugs like the kid-friendly, blue  eath-feigning beetles at the Butterfly House and Insectarium in Missoula, then stop by the city's Smokejumper Visitor Center to learn about the daring souls who parachute in to fight forest fires. For a less perilous journey, hike the Lake Como Loop Trail near Darby. The 7.9-mile route is good for all skill levels and features a waterfall.