Recreation

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Follow the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the Bitterroot Mountains, catch your limit of trout at a pristine alpine lake, or camp under the stars and listen to the howl of the wolf. Whether you're looking for the rigors of a wilderness trek or an easy drive along a scenic byway, you'll find it here in the National Forests of the Northern Region.

National Forest lands are diverse and great locations for many activities such as hiking, biking, skiing, camping, birding, renting historic cabins and lookouts, driving for pleasure, harvesting mushrooms, and gathering firewood. Many of the facilities and services associated with these opportunities are free. Some do require fees or permits to help maintain, manage, and improve the amenities that you enjoy.

The Northern Region is home to rental cabins and lookouts across Montana and Northern Idaho. Which one will you visit next?

A stack of interagency recreation passes.

Interagency recreation passes provide access to recreation sites managed by a number of Federal agencies.

Devils Elbow Campground Pay and Information Kiosk Signs provide campers information on fees and payments as well as safety information and rules and regulations.

The Recreation Fee Site Accomplishment Reports highlight recreation accomplishments provided through recreation fee dollars, the revenues and expenditures, and a sampling of planned projects for the Forests and Grasslands in the Northern Region. Your fee dollars continue to do amazing things. Thank you for your support! See how funds are used from the Recreation Fee Sites across Region 1.

Recreation.gov is the government's centralized travel planning platform and reservation system for 14 federal agencies, offering the tools, tips, and information needed for you to discover destinations and activities, plan a trip, and explore outdoor and cultural destination across the country.

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So much to do and see!

Recreation

Rent a Room with a View

Recreation Passes

Recreation Fee Site Accomplishment Reports

Recreation.gov

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Recreation Page

Bitterroot National Forest Recreation Page

Custer Gallatin National Forest Recreation Page

Dakota Prairie Grasslands Recreation Page

Flathead National Forest Recreation Page

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Recreation Page

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Recreation Page

Kootenai National Forest Recreation Page

Lolo National Forest Recreation Page

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Recreation Page

#1016 Star Gulch Trailhead

#1019 Hamilton Gulch Trailhead

#1020 Dry Creek Trailhead

#1021 WF Dry Creek Trailhead

#1028 Berray Mountain West Trailhead

#1035 Napoleon Gulch Trailhead

#1036 Pilick Ridge Trailhead

#1070 Loveland Peak Trailhead

#1071 Rice Draw

#1077 Smeads Bench