Fed by the clear waters of Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, the exciting Buffalo Run section of the Lower Flathead River is sure to please any whitewater enthusiast. The Lower Flathead winds through the Flathead Indian Reservation, fed by high volume flows released...

The Wild & Scenic Middle Fork of the Flathead’s headwaters sit deep in the Great Bear Wilderness Area, part of the larger Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. One of the premier whitewater rivers in the nation, the Middle Fork’s watershed flows through over 30 miles of pure wilderness before entering c...

Flowing from out of the Great Bear Wilderness area, the Middle Fork of the Flathead River enters civilization at its confluence with Bear Creek and Route 2. Right away the Middle Fork becomes the southeastern boundary to Glacier National Park. With the park on one side and forest service scattered ...

Trips along the Great Bear section of the Middle Fork of the Flathead originate deep within the Great Bear Wilderness, either at Schaffer Meadows, a remote airstrip accessed by small Cessna aircraft, or by ½ day hike or horseback ride into Granite Creek. Needless to say, with such remote access, th...

Starting nine miles outside West Glacier, the main western park entrance to Glacier National Park, John Stevens Canyon of the Middle Fork of the Flathead is a very popular whitewater run with both locals and visitors alike.Gorgeous views of Glacier National Park dominate the first section of the tri...

Once the Middle Fork of the Flathead reaches West Glacier it calms significantly and enters a six mile scenic stretch before joining with the North Fork of the Flathead at Blankenship. This peaceful stretch of water features Glacier National Park on one edge and predominantly forest service lands o...

Flowing from headwaters deep in the Flathead Range of British Columbia, the Wild & Scenic North Fork of the Flathead River enters the United States and forms the western boundary of Glacier National Park. Fed by snowmelt from the Canadian Flathead Range, the Livingston Range and the Whitefish Range,...

Perhaps the most technical commercially run river in Montana, a trip down the South Fork of the Flathead is a wilderness adventure to top all other. Requiring a multi-day backpack or horsepack to reach the put in, the South Fork is about as remote a river trip can get in the United States.Rapids ra...