MONTANA

FLATHEAD COUNTY
Whitefish
Hotels
●Firebrand Hotel – 650 East 3^rd Street; 406-863-1900 or 844-863-1900; firebrandhotel.com.
Sights & Sites
●Whitefish City Beach – 70 Lakeside Boulevard; 406-863-2470 (Parks & Recreation); cityofwhitefish.org; sand beach not far from downtown; perfect spot to go if you want to jump in lake.


GLACIER COUNTY
Glacier National Park
East Glacier Park
Hotels
●Backpacker’s Inn – 29 Dawson Avenue; 406-226-9392; serranosmexican.com; clean, quiet, spartan; gender-segregated hostel.
●Glacier Park Lodge – East Glacier Park Highway 2 & 49; 406-892-2525; glacierparkinc.com/reservations.php; dowager empress that shows her age.
●Lake McDonald Lodge – 288 Lake Mcdonald Lodge Loop; 877-322-3292 or 855-733-4522; glaciernationalparklodges.com/lodging/lake-mcdonald-lodge; historic lodge located within Glacier National Park, on southeast shore of Lake McDonald; 3 & 1/2-story structure built in Swiss chalet style.
●Many Glacier Hotel – Highway 8 (Swiftcurrent Lake); 406-892-2525; glacierparkinc.com/reservations.php; dowager empress that shows her age; bellhops wear lederhosen.
●Sperry Chalet – Gunsight Pass Trail; 406-892-2525 or 888-345-2649; sperrychalet.com; reachable only by trail, via hiking or horseback; consists of 2 buildings from Great Northern era: 2-story hotel building & kitchen/dining room building; restroom facility; provides meal services (breakfast, lunch, dinner); no electricity or heat but there is running water.
Restaurants
●Serrano’s Mexican Restaurant – 29 Dawson Avenue; 406-226-9392; serranosmexican.com; famous for carne Tampico and chimichangas.


West Glacier Park
Hotels
●Belton Chalet – 12575 Highway 2 East; 406-888-5000; beltonchalet.com; lovely, old hotel with predictable benefits and disadvantages; good restaurant; near railroad.
●Granite Park Chalet – Flathead County; 406-892-2525 or 888-345-2649; graniteparkchalet.com; built in 1914 by Great Northern Railway; National Historic Landmark contributing property, being 1 of 5 structures in Great Northern Railway Buildings district; limited services facility & those that spend night make use of full service kitchen to cook their own meals.
●Silverwolf Log Chalet Resort – 160 Gladys Glen; 406-387-4448; silverwolfchalets.com; cabins with interior décor designed with branches and twigs.
Restaurants
●Belton Chalet – 12575 Highway 2 East; 406-888-5000; beltonchalet.com; restaurant among best at this edge of park.



GRANITE COUNTY
Philipsburg
Hotels
●Ranch at Rock Creek – 79 Carriage House Lane; 406-443-1313 or 877-786-1545; theranchatrockcreek.com; known for fly-fishing facilities; luxury guest ranch; set on 10 square miles of rugged ranchland; outstanding accommodations and cuisine; full-service spa.



LEWIS & CLARK COUNTIES
Helena
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Big Dipper Ice Cream – 58 North Last Chance Gulch Street; 406-513-1051; bigdippericecream.com; try Cardamom.



MADISON COUNTY
Cameron
Hotels
●Lodge at Sun Ranch – 1403 US Highway 287 North; 406-682-3030 or 888-674-3030; papoosecreek.com.



Twin Bridges
Hotels
●J Bar L Ranch – 98 Balkovetz Lane; 406-276-3583; jbarl.com; has 7 “working weeks” between June and September, for no more than 8 guests who stay in solar-powered cabins in century-old homesteads; communal meals in barn; homesteads, which sleep 4-14, are available on weekly basis; ask for 1 of 3 “Brundage” cabins on Red Rock River.
●Stonefly Inn – 409 North Main Street; 406-684-5648; www.thestoneflyinn.com; old motel remodeled into 6 cabins and restaurant; only for hardcore fishermen.



MINERAL COUNTY
Haugan (includes Superior)
Sights & Sites
●Lolo National Forest – 209 West Riverside (Superior); 406-822-4233 or 406-329-3750; fs.usda.gov/lolo.
●Savenac Nursery Historic District – (Superior, in Lolo National Forest); 406-822-4233; fs.fed.us/r1/lolo/index.html; once largest & oldest USDA Forest Service tree nursery in western US, operating from 1907 until 1969; listed in National Register of Historic Places; today 10 buildings built during 1930s by CCC Company 956 remain at site, together with landscaped grounds, stone bridge, interpretive trails & small arboretum.



MISSOULA COUNTY
Greenough
Hotels
●Resort at Paws Up – 40060 Paws Up Road; 406-244-5204 or 800-473-0601; pawsup.com; nestled in some of most breathtaking country in world; spend day on horseback, cast fly in sparkling waters, explore Montana land Lewis and Clark explored, or indulge in unique spa treatments; 28 luxury ranch vacation homes or 12 impeccably appointed luxury camping tents (glamping, wood floors and fireplaces), all featuring interior landscape rich in rustic elegance.

Missoula
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Big Dipper Ice Cream – 631 South Higgins Avenue; 406-543-5722; bigdippericecream.com; try Cardamom.



RAVALLI COUNTY
Darby
Hotels
●Triple Creek Ranch – 5551 West Fork Road; 406-821-4600 or 800-654-2943; triplecreekranch.com.



SILVER BOW COUNTY
Butte
Restaurants
●Matt’s Place – 22339 Placer Street; 406-782-8049; roadfood.com/Restaurant/Overview/4788/matts-place; state’s oldest drive-in restaurant (since 1930); famous for pork-chop sandwiches.