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Camp · Swim & Beach · View
Big Arm Unit, Flathead Lake State Park
Cobble shoreline, summer camping, picnic areas, and the launch point for Wild Horse Island shuttles. The closest unit of Flathead Lake State Park to Polson.
Adventure · Feature
Year-round
8 places in this feature. All entries link to authoritative sources; verify current conditions before going.
Drive · View
East Shore Scenic Drive (Highway 35)
Highway 35 along Flathead Lake's east shore between Polson and Bigfork. Cherry orchards, lake-side state parks, the longer scenic route to or from Glacier.
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View
Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
An open-air Buddhist sculpture garden outside Arlee. Free and open to the public year-round. Genuinely transporting under snow and in the long Mission Valley evenings.
Drive · Wildlife
Highway 93 Wildlife Crossings Corridor
The US 93 corridor through the Mission Valley runs one of the most extensive wildlife-crossing systems in North America.
Drive · View
Mission Mountain Front Drive
A drive along the east-side roads at the foot of the Mission Mountains. The Missions look bigger up close than they do from US 93.
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View · Wildlife
Pablo National Wildlife Refuge
Smaller and quieter than Ninepipes. A pair of shallow lakes and bordering grassland just outside Pablo, on the Pacific Flyway.
Swim & Beach · View
Riverside Park, Polson
Polson city park at the south end of Polson Bay, where the Flathead River exits the lake. Boat launch, swimming beach, picnic areas, paved bay-side walking path.
View
Salish Point (Polson)
A lakefront promenade near KwaTaqNuk in Polson. Sits in an area of CSKT cultural significance; framing held for CSKT review.