Class III-IV Middle Fork Flathead River, MT

The Flathead River is 219 miles of free-flowing water in northwest Montana that spans an area from the Canadian border to the heart of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The designated reaches of the Flathead includes the North, Middle, and South Forks of the river.

These forks travel through some of the most wild, rugged country in the United States, including Glacier National Park, Great Bear Wilderness, and Bob Marshall Wilderness before joining near Hungry Horse to create the mainstem Flathead River, a major tributary to the Columbia River.

This section of river travels through the mosaic landscape left by the 2003 Rampage Fire. There are ongoing world renown water quality studies taking place in the stretch of river as well.

 

For more information about planning a trip visit:

rivers.gov/Flathead

Flathead National Forest - North Fork Flathead

Flathead Rivers Alliance - Trip Planning Tool

Glacier National Park - Rivers & Streams