State parks officials are fast-tracking plans to install more gravel beaches around Flathead Lake as part of ongoing efforts to combat shoreline erosion. Pebbled beaches are the norm for much of ...

Somers Beach was acquired by the state in October ... Despite being the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, Flathead Lake is seemingly short on public access, Vashro said.

The swim guide app gives the weather and water quality for 7,000 beaches. Mark Johnston of the Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers is an affiliate of the Swim Guide app and helped put Flathead Lake ...

A second dynamic erosion control beach has been established at Flathead Lake Biological Station on Yellow Bay to help prevent ...

Toasting marshmallows at dusk on a pebble beach along Flathead Lake’s western shore just south of Kalispell and Glacier National Park is a rite of passage for Montana children. The same loon ...

Swimmers and boaters may soon have to pay a fee to use the beach at the Holland Lake Campground. If enacted by the Flathead National Forest, the $5 fee would be for day-use and boat-launch parking ...

“Fifty-plus years ago there were a lot of beaches around Flathead Lake, and today most of them are gone due to the erosion problem,” said Basnak. The “soft structure,” made up of gravel ...