Route Overview
Circle Montana's largest natural freshwater lake through cherry orchards, state parks, and lake towns.
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Points of Interest
46 points of interest along the Flathead Lake Loop corridor.
⛺ Campgrounds (8)
Willow Creek Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.9 (29 reviews)
2.6 mi from route
West Shore Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.6 (68 reviews)
0.2 mi from route
Big Arm Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.5 (87 reviews)
0.2 mi from route
Polson / Flathead Lake KOA Holiday
Directions →★★★★½ 4.5 (293 reviews)
0.3 mi from route
Wayfarers Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.5 (329 reviews)
8 mi from route
Jocko Hollow Campground
Directions →★★★★ 4.0 (50 reviews)
Outback Montana RV Park & Campground
Directions →★★★½ 3.9 (151 reviews)
7.1 mi from route
Mission Meadows Camping & RV Park
Directions →★★★½ 3.8 (73 reviews)
0.5 mi from route
🥾 Hiking Trails (4)
West Shore / Flathead Lake State Park
Directions →★★★★½ 4.7 (465 reviews)
0.2 mi from route
Big Arm State Park
Directions →★★★★½ 4.7 (367 reviews)
0.3 mi from route
SKQ Dam Overlook Trailhead
Directions →★★★★½ 4.7 (104 reviews)
3.2 mi from route
Harrell Forest Community Trails
Directions →★★★★½ 4.6 (9 reviews)
9.3 mi from route
🏔️ Recreation (34)
Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana
Directions →Allard Complex
Directions →Miracle of America Museum
Directions →0.1 mi from route
Three Chiefs Culture Center
Directions →0.2 mi from route
Garden of the Rockies Museum
Directions →0.3 mi from route
Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village
Directions →0.4 mi from route
Polson Flathead Historical Museum
Directions →0.5 mi from route
Wild Horse Island State Park
Directions →1 mi from route
Mikes Pond
Directions →1.4 mi from route
Pablo Reservoir
Directions →1.7 mi from route
Johnson Barn
Directions →2 mi from route
Johnson Homestead
Directions →2 mi from route
Flathead Lake State Park
Directions →2.1 mi from route
Flathead Lake
Directions →3.2 mi from route
Lake Mary Ronan
Directions →4.4 mi from route
Hellroaring Reservoir
Directions →5 mi from route
Mud Creek Falls
Directions →5.3 mi from route
Lower Crow Reservoir
Directions →5.6 mi from route
McDonald Lake
Directions →5.7 mi from route
Dixon Train Station (Abandoned and Demolished in 2013)
Directions →6.7 mi from route
Terrace Falls
Directions →6.9 mi from route
Mission Falls
Directions →7.3 mi from route
Elizabeth Falls
Directions →7.9 mi from route
Saint Marys Lake
Directions →9.4 mi from route
Wayfarers State Park
Directions →10.1 mi from route
Echo Lake
Directions →10.2 mi from route
Blacktail Mountain
Directions →10.3 mi from route
Flathead River
Directions →10.5 mi from route
Mountaineer Lake
Directions →10.6 mi from route
Snowbowl
Directions →11.1 mi from route
Mission Mountains Wilderness
Directions →11.6 mi from route
Swan Lake
Directions →13.7 mi from route
Metcalf Lake
Directions →14 mi from route
Peck Lake
Directions →14.6 mi from route
Connecting Routes
Routes that connect to the Flathead Lake Loop for extended road trip planning.
Nearby Towns
Towns along or near the Flathead Lake Loop route.
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