National Forests in Montana
Montana's National Forests
Name |
Acreage |
Points of Interest |
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Dillon, MT |
3,320,000 acres |
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Nez Perce National Historical Trail, several ghost towns, Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness |
Bitterroot National Forest
Hamilton, MT |
1,600,000 acres |
Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
|
Custer National Forest
Billings, MT |
1,300,000 acres |
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooth Highway, Granite Peak |
Flathead National Forest
Kalispell, MT |
2,300,000 acres |
Bob Marshall Wilderness, Great Bear Wilderness |
Gallatin National Forest
Bozeman, MT |
1,800,000 acres |
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Lee Metcalf Wilderness |
Helena National Forest
Helena, MT |
976,000 acres |
Gates of the Mountains Wilderness |
Kootenai National Forest
Libby, MT |
2,200,000 acres |
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness |
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Great Falls, MT |
1,740,000 acres |
Great Bear Wilderness, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Scapegoat Wilderness |
Lolo National Forest
Missoula, MT |
2,000,000 acres |
Bob Marshall Wilderness, Mission Mountains Wilderness, Rattlesnake Wilderness, Welcome Creek Wilderness |
A fishing stream on Lewis and Clark National Forest