Find this large, beautiful mountain-ringed lake by following the paved Lake Como Road west from its junction with Hwy 93 about five miles north of Darby. Follow signs past the beach area to the campground and the Lake Como National Recreation … Continue reading
Follow Lost Horse Creek Road west 2.5 miles from its junction with Hwy 93 about 9 miles south of Hamilton. Turn right on Forest Road 496 at the school bus turnaround where the pavement ends and follow the road for … Continue reading
The main access is behind Westview Junior High on Main St. west of downtown Hamilton. This small area offers a variety of habitats including young and old cottonwood forest, a cattail marsh, shrublands, the Bitterroot River, and associated sloughs. Expect … Continue reading
Public access is permitted from the Woodside Fishing Access (east side of the bridge across the Bitterroot River on the Corvallis Cutoff Road between Hwy 93 and Corvallis). Please stay on the main trail to the north or to the … Continue reading
This 2,700-acre refuge is located 25 miles south of Missoula and is composed of a series of ponds and sloughs as well as an extensive riparian area along the Bitterroot River. At either Florence or Stevensville, take the highway east … Continue reading
Going south on Hwy 93, the Bitterroot Mountains rise to the west, where swift mountain streams have carved numerous dramatic canyons. Many of these have good trails that afford excellent birding such as Bass and Larry creeks (20 miles south … Continue reading
Drive south of Missoula to Lolo, then go west on Hwy 12 for 33 miles. Watch for American Dippers along Lolo Creek, especially in winter. At the pass take the Packer Meadow Road, which winds into Idaho and back to … Continue reading
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks manages nine fishing access sites along the Bitterroot River between Lolo and Conner (see map). Signs on Hwy 93 mark roads to each site. The amount and quality of habitats vary; most … Continue reading
Pattee Canyon has miles of trails through mature ponderosa pine, western larch, and Douglas-fir forest. Take Higgins Ave. south past Dornblazer Field. Turn east on Pattee Canyon Dr. and go 4.5 miles to the Pattee Canyon Trailhead. Try the Sam … Continue reading
Following I-90 east of Missoula provides interesting birding along the Clark Fork River. Milltown Pond: Take exit 110 on I-90 to Bonner. Where Hwy 200 turns north into Bonner, go east 0.2 miles on the frontage road to the orange … Continue reading