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24 lakes in Montana

Lakes in West Glacier

St Mary Lake

At an altitude of almost 1400 m, St. Mary Lake is the second largest lake in Glacier National Park, spanning more than 15 square k

Lakes in Missoula

Holland Lake

When people in Missoula say they are headed “to the lake”, a lot of the time they are referring to this mountain gem in the Swan V

Lakes in Polebridge

Kintla Lake

Kintla Lake is the largest lake in the United States to not allow motor boats, and boy can you hear it. This large lake sits at th

Lakes in West Glacier

Bowman Lake

Bowman is one of the largest lakes in Glacier National Park, and standout beauty even among the park’s charmers. The lake is at th

Lakes in Anaconda

Georgetown Lake

It's not often hot in Montana, but man was it hot last weekend. We were coming back from Wise River and the a/c in the truck could

Lakes in Fairfield

Freezeout Lake

Freezeout is a series of managed ponds at the food of the Rocky Mountains. The ponds lose their ice fairly early in the season and

Lakes in West Glacier

Iceberg Lake

The trail to Iceberg Lake is one of Glacier National Park’s most popular – and for good reason. The moderate 5-mile trail winds th

Lakes in East Glacier Park Village

Two Medicine Lake

Frost warnings were posted from Waterton to Dillon – this might be the last fully decent weekend of summer. Laura and I swung over

Lakes in West Glacier

Lake McDonald

My dad bought everyone huckleberry and chocolate double scoop ice cream cones and brought them over to the table. Spending money o

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Lake Alva

Alva is one in a long chain of lakes encompassing the headwaters of the Clearwater River, a major tributary of Blackfoot. The lake

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Rainy Lake

Somehow we’d missed Rainy Lake, even though I’d driven by it dozens of times headed north into the Swan or south into the Seeley.

Lakes in Saint Ignatius

Turqouise Lake

Turquoise Lake is one of the most exceptional and beautiful spots in Montana – and that’s saying something. It’s also a haul to ge

Lakes in Libby

Leigh Lake

The Cabinet Mountains of far Northwest Montana are largely preserved as wilderness. These high summits hold grizzlies, lofty peaks

Lakes in Eureka

Paradise Lake

Paradise? Well I guess that depends on who is doing the defining, but this tiny alpine lake is certainly nice by anyone’s reckonin

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Glacier Lake

Glacier Lake is an outstanding and beautiful lake in the Mission Mountains; it's slightly down-canyon from Turquoise Lake, which I

Lakes in Dillon

Lower Miner Lake

We pulled in late at night and backed into the first camp spot we found. The tent went up in a few minutes, brush your teeth, roll

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Crystal Lake

The trail starts flat, then goes downhill, and does so fairly steadily. Cooper is asleep in the backpack but wakes when I stumble

Lakes in Missoula

Heart Lake

Bleary eyed drive to Superior, downing coffee. Take the exit, under the freeway, back along railroad tracks, and into the forest.

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