Whitefish Montana Summer Time

Whitefish Montana is a famed summer destination as well as a winter playground. The summer is the time when the Flathead Valley comes alive with recreational opportunities galore. Big Mountain's Whitefish Mountain Resort is an awesome destination, the Flathead Valley has a lot to offer and of course, Glacier National Park is the cherry on top of it all.

Whitefish is just the right size at slightly under 9,000 residents who average about 37 years old. The youthfulness of the community keeps residents of all ages on their toes. Whitefish is the place that's got it going on in the valley when it comes to nightlife and festivities. Events such as festivals, farmers markets, and garden tours are local favorites. Between the many restaurants and bars, there is usually live music most nights of the week. Nationally touring bands often make their ways to one of Whitefish's famed venues, such as the Great Northern Bar & Grill or the Craggy Range Bar & Grill. Within the city limits is the gorgeous shores of Whitefish Lake with three public beaches. The most popular is City Beach where visitors and residents are found boating, swimming, sea kayaking, paddle boarding and picnicking.

Whitefish recently celebrated the opening of the city's Fish Trails, part of a greater network of multi-use trails mostly used by pedestrians, but also utilized by mountain bikers. The city of Whitefish owns a 36-hole championship golf course that overlooks the lake, the only one of it's kind (36 holes) in the state of Montana.

The area surrounding Whitefish, Montana is also heavily riddled with recreational opportunities. Spencer Mountain and what is called The Pig Farm offer miles of intermediate to advanced single track mountain bike riding. 20 miles south of Whitefish is Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater body of water west of the Mississippi River which is another popular haven for water recreation. Several other gorgeous clean lakes dot the Flathead Valley as well. Southeast of Whitefish by about 15 miles is the Jewel Basin Hiking Area with 15,000 acres designated for hiking use only that encompasses 20 lakes and sweeping vistas of the entire Flathead Valley and Flathead Lake. Surrounding the Flathead Valley is National Forest land which makes it easy to find un-tamed lands just beyond the community boundaries.

Whitefish rests at the base of Big Mountain, home to the Whitefish Mountain Resort. The mountain is bustling with summer activities from top to bottom. Whitefish Mountain Resort utilizes the chairlifts for mountain bike access to some of the many single track trails that criss-cross over the face of Big Mountain. Many mountain biking enthusiasts prefer to bike up the mountain as well as down. The most extreme Whitefish Mountain Resort activity, aside from the downhill mountain biking, is the series of zip lines. The zip line tour goes as fast as 60 mph and as high as 300 feet overhead which creates major adrenaline. There is a walk in the treetops, ropes and boardwalk course tour which is a great confidence builder as well as a unique educational nature walk. The alpine slide, which is a wheeled lounge, is great for the whole family. Hikers and sight-seers often take the chairlift up for scenic enjoyment and walk down, enjoying the beargrass and wildflowers as they descend. Big Mountain's Whitefish Mountain Resort is a notable destination for locals and visitors to the Whitefish area.

25 miles east of Whitefish is the amazing and gorgeous Glacier National Park. 700 miles of trails, soaring peaks, alpine lakes; Glacier Park is as scenic as they come. Park visitors love to hike, take bus tours, flight tours, fly fish, horseback ride and most of all whitewater raft. The southern and western boundaries of Glacier National Park are two forks, the North and Middle Forks, of the Flathead River. The rivers and streams that flow from the high peaks of Glacier National Park are undammed and free-flowing with a blue-green hue created by the melted glacial silt that remains suspended in the water. With the exciting town of Whitefish so near, many park visitors choose to stay in Whitefish to enjoy the happening nightlife after a peaceful day on the trails.

Whitefish, Montana is perfectly situated to enjoy the best that the Flathead Valley has to offer. From the pristine glacially carved lakes to the recreation trails and hot spots to the sweeping beauty every which way you look. Visitors to Whitefish, Montana often return again and again for the festive feeling and remarkable recreational opportunities like few places on earth.