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Bitterroot Valley
Darby
Florence
Hamilton
Lolo
Stevensville
Sula
Victor

Clark Fork River
De Borgia
Saltese
St. Regis
Superior

Northwest Montana is an extensive mountainous area on the west side of the Continental Divide in the far northwest corner of Montana bordering Canada to the north and Idaho to the west.  The Region is home to two of the most popular travel destinations of the Pacific Northwest, Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake.  The state department of tourism calls this "Glacier Country".

Northwest Montana is a vast geographical area that encompasses the Bitterroot Valley, the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the Clark Fork River area, the Flathead Valley, Glacier National Park, Kootenai Valley, the city of Missoula, and the Seeley Swan Valley.

You will find outstanding travel and recreational opportunities throughout the region including horse packing, llama rides, trail rides, wagon trains, bicycling, hiking, backpacking, trout fishing, big game hunting, whitewater rafting, downhill skiing and cross-country skiing.  Northwest Montana's many attractions include, in addition to it's wildlife and natural wonders, many community festivals, rodeos, Native American Pow-wows, antique shops, and museums.   The area is known for active art communities where you may visit many artists' and potters' studios and galleries.

Visitors are presented with accommodations to fit most any taste and preference including bed and breakfast, cabins, vacation rentals, dude ranches, guest ranches, campgrounds, RV parks, motels, lodges, inns and resort complexes.

Featured Web Sites

Glacier Country
This is a Glacier Country Regional Tourism Commission web site.  Includes information on the region's activities, attractions, culture, wildlife and accommodation.

HiLine Sportsman Bill Beck
Bill Beck talks about the very critical life-style-changing natural resource issues of the "New West".  Beck is owner of Bear Creek Ranch, which is located in the heart of Glacier Country.  Beck offers ranch vacations and cattle drives in the spring, and big game hunting in the Spring and Fall. He's an avid hunter and horseman.

Montana Wilderness
Western Montana's National Forests, Wilderness, Wildlife, and Backcountry Recreation. The Bitterroot Valley in all its splendor.

Sacred Journey of the Nez Perce
Web site for a one-hour documentary co-produced by Idaho Public Television and Montana Public Television.  Tribal members from throughout the Pacific Northwest describe the history of their people. The program is narrated by Nez Perce CBS news anchor Hattie Kauffman. "Sacred Journey" is a story about a physical trek over 1,600 difficult miles. It is also the story of a spiritual journey of healing, patience and pride that has led many Nez Perce back to their cultural roots.

The city and highway map of Northeast Montana will help you locate cities, towns and major highways.

Northwest Montana relief map.  (Tip: To open the map in a new browser window, click on the map image.)

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Moon Handbooks: Montana
by W. C. McRae, Judy Jewell
February 2002, 5th edition, Paperback, 480 pages, (guidebook)
Filled with upscale resorts and restaurants and more low-to-mid-priced lodgings and dining options, this guide also contains vignettes on the theatrical career of Calamity Jane and how Meriwether Lewis named the prairie dog.
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Adventure Guide to Montana
by Genevieve Rowles
2000, Hunter Publishing, Paperback, 640 pages, (non-fiction)
Explores big cities and small towns, as well as the small wilderness areas and sprawling preserves. Order now...

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