Hiking Trails and Outdoor Recreation in the US National Parks, Forests and Monuments

Lewis and Clark National Forest - Rocky Mountain Division

 

















 

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The Lewis and Clark National Forest is comprised of two divisions: the Rocky Mountain Division that includes almost 700,000 acres (380,000 acres is the Bob Marshall-Great Bear-Scapegoat Wilderness Complex) and another 300,000 acres are managed primarily for recreation, wildlife and scenic values and the the Jefferson Division that includes over 1 million acres.

 

The Forest spans from the Continental Divide to the plains offering wide open meadows and agricultural lands.  The Highwoods, Crazies, Little Belts, Castles, and Big and Little Snowies mountain ranges seem to spring up from flatland.  The elevation ranges from 4,500 to 9,362 feet at the top of Rocky Mountain Peak in the Rocky Mountains. The Bob Marshall Wilderness is the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states.  

 

Wildlife in the Forest includes elk, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly and black bear, mountain lion, bald eagle and gray wolf.

The Forest includes The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center  that gives a sense of the challenges the explorers faced and President Thomas Jefferson's drive to expand America westward.

The Forest contains many scenic drives including the Kings Hill National Scenic Byway - U.S. Highway 89 through the Little Belt Mountains.

 

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The contact information for the Lewis & Clark national Forest is:
Office Phone # FS Station Office Location
406-791-7700 Forest Supervisor's Office Great Falls, MT
406-236-5511 Belt Creek RD Belt Creek, MT
406-566-2292 Judith RD Stanford, MT
406-466-5341 Rocky Mountain RD Choteau, MT
406-632-4391 Musselshell RD Harlowton, MT
406-547-3361 White Sulphur Springs RD White Sulphur, MT
406-562-3247 Augusta Information Station Augusta, MT

 

 

Trail  Trailhead Distance (One way)  Elevation Change
Appekunny
 Falls		 Grinnell Glacier Wayside Exhibit, 1.1 miles east of the Many Glacier Hotel 1.0 mile climbs 700'
Cracker
 Lake		 Cracker Lake Trailhead, south end of the Many Glacier Hotel parking area 6.1 miles climbs 1400'
Granite Park
Chalet		 Swiftcurrent Pass Trailhead at the west end of the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn parking area 7.3 miles climbs 2300' then drops 500' to the chalet
Grinnell
 Glacier		 Grinnell Glacier Trailhead at the Many Glacier Picnic Area or the south end of the Many Glacier Hotel 5.5 miles or
3.8 miles via boat and hike		 climbs 1600'
Grinnell
Lake		 Grinnell Glacier Trailhead at the Many Glacier Picnic Area or the south end of the Many Glacier Hotel 3.4 miles or
0.9 mile via boat and hike		 climbs 60'
Iceberg
 Lake		 Iceberg/Ptarmigan Trailhead, behind the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn cabin area 4.7 miles climbs 1200'
Poia
 Lake		 Grinnell Glacier Wayside Exhibit, 1.1 miles east of the Many Glacier Hotel 6.4 mile climbs 1300' then drops 415' to the lake
Ptarmigan
Falls		 Iceberg/Ptarmigan Trailhead, behind the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn cabin area 2.5 miles climbs 700'
Ptarmigan
 Lake		 Iceberg/Ptarmigan Trailhead, behind the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn cabin area 4.3 miles climbs 1700'
Ptarmigan
Tunnel		 Iceberg/Ptarmigan Trailhead, behind the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn cabin area 5.2 miles climbs 2300'
Red Rock
 Falls		 Swiftcurrent Pass Trailhead at the west end of the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn parking area 1.8 miles climbs 100'
Swiftcurrent
 Nature Trail		 Grinnell Glacier Trailhead at the Many Glacier Picnic Area or the south end of the Many Glacier Hotel 2.4 mile
loop trail		 mostly level
Swiftcurrent
Pass		 Swiftcurrent Pass Trailhead at the west end of the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn parking area 6.6 miles climbs 2300'