Two people kayaking Flathead Lake near Wild Horse Island State Park

Paddling

Wild Horse Island State Park 47.8461504,-114.2595617

PADDLING

Paddle across water so clear you can watch the trout swimming below you. A stand-up paddleboard gives you a fun way to explore, while a multi-day canoe or kayak adventure offers unspoiled scenery that few will ever see. At the end of the day, relax by a campfire—or in a luxurious hotel near the shore.

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Rubber Ducky River Services

River Guide

Livingston, MT

As the area's only full-service boat shop, Rubber Ducky River Rentals can provide anything necessary for your day on the river. We rent paddle rafts, rowing rafts, and fishing rafts as well as canoes, kayaks, and river tubes for your self-guided trips on the Yellowstone or other rivers in the ...

Montana Raft Company

Whitewater Rafting Guide

West Glacier, MT

Glacier Guides and Montana Raft specializes in unforgettable, eco-conscious Glacier National Park adventures! We guide rafting, hiking, biking, and fishing experiences. Guided trips to Sperry Chalet and Granite Park Chalet are perennial favorites. In addition, we offer river shuttles, equipment ...

Blackfoot River

River

Lincoln

Western Montana’s Blackfoot River has become one of the state’s most popular and important recreational streams. Its natural setting and features and the fame gained from the movie A River Runs Through It have all contributed to its popularity. Fishing, non-motorized floating, camping, nature ...

Gallatin River

River

Bozeman

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks describes the Gallatin River as about twelve miles long from its origin at the confluence of the West and East Gallatin rivers to Three Forks, Montana, where it joins the Jefferson and Madison rivers to form the Missouri River. The river flows through a narrow ...

Swan River Fishing Access Site

River

Bigfork

Swan River Fishing Access is a day use only site; hand launch only; access for trailers (maximum trailer length 25 feet). Fish include brook trout, mountain whitefish, northern pike, rainbow trout and westslope cutthroat. The Swan River is 93 miles long, including 15 miles of lakes and ...

Smith River State Park

River

White Sulphur Springs, MT

Experience a multi-day float trip on the Smith River if you are lucky enough to draw a permit in the annual lottery. Noted for its spectacular scenery and renowned trout fishing, the Smith River is unique with only one public put-in and take-out site for the entire 59-miles. Smith River State ...

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Alberton Gorge

River

Missoula, MT

Montana’s premier whitewater location is the Alberton Gorge, located just minutes from Missoula on the Clark Fork River. The Gorge is a beautiful steep-walled canyon section of the Clark Fork that makes for a perfect hot summer day trip. With class II and III whitewater this is a great trip for ...

Big Hole River

River

Wisdom, MT

The source of the mainstem Big Hole River is Skinner Lake in the Beaverhead National Forest along the Montana-Idaho border. The Big Hole River flows northwest and north, past Wisdom and between the Anaconda Range to the northwest and the Pioneer Mountains to the east. It flows around the north end ...

See "Parents Family Style Adventures" for more ideas of what to do with the family, or if paddling is too calm the Extreme Water Sports page will give you ideas to get the adrenaline pumping.