Location: Kalispell
Top Things to do in Kalispell
The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Kalispell, Montana (MT)
The rugged beauty of Montana is on prominent display in Kalispell, a small but vibrant city stretched along the Continental Divide, just minutes from Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake. This friendly town offers a balance of city and outdoor adventure with museums, theater, community events and a variety of lodging, shopping and dining options all within close proximity of unlimited recreational opportunities. Kalispell is in the middle of everything wanted in a Montana vacation.
Restaurants in Kalispell
1. Northwest Montana Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 73 reviews
We are a snowmobile rental company and we offer guided or non guided tours. We have over two hundred miles of groomed trails. We rent polaris 800s and 600s and 550s We have now expanded and we are offering pontoon boat and sidexsides and ATV rentals. We have the new can am 1000 4 seaters and a 6 seater so you can go explore all the back roads Montana has to offer and see what we call "the last best place"
2. Snappy's
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Snappy Sport Senter is one of the premier outdoor sporting goods stores in the Northwest. In business since 1947, we offer top-quality merchandise well-suited to the needs of the customer; excellent value, and a shopping experience that is quite difficult to match. Our store features a large fishing department, gun/shooting sports department, camping & backpacking department, water sports & marine department, and footwear & team/athletic/ball sports department. Stop in today or contact us for more information!
Reviewed By RONALDA567
I have enjoyed the professional staff here since moving to the valley in 1990! I continue to get friendly service and very reasonable pricing on all sporting goods. I would recommend Snappy's to everyone seeking a great shopping experience.
3. Conrad Mansion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 394 reviews
The Conrad Mansion Museum is located in Kalispell's east side residential area atop a bluff overlooking the valley and the Swan mountain range. The home sits on three landscaped acres,surrounded by a dry stone fence with iron gates. Six large annual flower beds and extensive ever-blooming perennial beds provide constant color during the summer season, with pruned hedges, evergreens, and spacious lawns serving as a lush background. MISSION To preserve and exhibit the 1895 Charles Conrad Family Estate through public tours, educational programs, and community events.
Reviewed By F9761MSpatb
Oh my gosh, this is the best historic home. Our tour guide Ginny did the best job of educating us on the history of the home and the interesting lives of the Conrad family. This is a must do!
4. Hockaday Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Free changing exhibits and galleries of regional art, housed in a former Carnegie Library.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Montana, is a treasure trove of artwork and photographs produced by Montana artists, current and historic, designed to enrich the cultural life of the community and region and to preserve the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park. And it all is housed in a turn-of-the-century Carnegie Library Building that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The collection captures the nostalgia and grandeur of Glacier National Park, the glory days of the Empire Builder Railroad, the Blackfeet Nation and those who chose to settle in this majestic part of Montana. It features works by signature authors, photographers and painters as well as Glacier National Park collectibles such as vintage maps and hand-tinted photographs. The artists include Charles M. Russell, Winold Reiss, Ralph Earl DeCamp, Fred Kiser, Roland Reed, O.C. Seltzer, T.J. Hileman, Earl Hilkke, Diccon Swans, Mark Ogle, John Clarke, Leonard Lopp, Bud Helbig, Ace Powell, Russell Chatham, Jeanne Hamilton, David Shaner, Hugh Hockaday, Thomas English, Jeff Walker, Bob Scriver, Gary Schildt, Tom Saubert, Frank Hagel, John Fery, Joe Scheurle, Adolph Heinze and Nicholas Oberling. Also the artifacts of writer James Willard Schultz. Opened in 1969 at 302 2nd Avenue East, the art center was named for local artist Hugh Hockaday, who had moved to the Flathead Valley after a successful career as a commercial artist. He died in 1968.
5. Flathead Lake State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By mark7142017 - Lexington, United States
We loved the entire area. We took about a two mile walk around the lakeside. It was very quiet with great vistas.
6. Wild Horse Island State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 94 reviews
This primitive park, which can only be reached by boat, is home to wild horses and other animals.
Reviewed By SublimityCharlie50
Wild Horse Island located in Flathead Lake has a something for everyone. Rich in history, scenery, wildlife, swiming and hiking it's a great way to spend some time. While thete are only five wild horses on the island there is abudant wildlife big horn sheep, deer, bald eagles,and osprey. The island is a true treasure.
7. Northwest Montana History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 54 reviews
The foundations of the Northwest Montana History Museum were first laid in 1894 when the 22,000 square foot Richardsonian Romanesque Central School was completed in the growing city of Kalispell. Since 1999, the Museum has continued the Valley’s commitment to education. Engaging exhibits and one-of-a-kind artifacts tell the story of the region’s history, including the settlement of Flathead Valley, the America Indian tribes of Northwest Montana; the vanished town of Demersville; and pioneer Frank Bird Linderman. Schoolbell Books & Gifts on the Museum’s first floor offers a great selection of Montana history books and Made-In-Montana gifts. Restored classrooms in the old Central School have been converted into elegant rental halls and are available for groups and private gatherings. A variety of year-round educational programs and community events ensure that the Northwest Montana History Museum continues to be a place where the Past is Present.
Reviewed By JNRedmond - Redmond, United States
This museum is done well and worth the visit whether visitors are from Montana or not. Excellent artifacts with narratives from the history of Flathead, the stories of the Native Americans living in the area to the railroad. There is a little bit of everything in this museum.
8. Lone Pine State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 156 reviews
Reviewed By trishac329
We love going to Lone Pine during any season for a short family hike, trail run with friends, or to partake in one of their great classes for kids.
9. Woodland Water Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By skbreck6 - Kalispell, United States
Woodland Park has provided the kids of Kalispell with active, wholesome, outdoor swimming and playground fun for at least 70 years. We applaud the consistent effort to keep this area safe and kid friendly for the communities families. Negatives: there have gotten to be too many ducks and some of the geese can be aggressive and frightening to younger children. I always carry a small stick to discourage them - better them than my grandchildren.
10. Mooses Saloon
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By elizabethn710 - Dundee, United States
Want a Great Pizza and a Beer? Moose’s Saloon is the place to go! Thin crust with lots of Sausage and Mushrooms And of-course a pitcher of Beer! Sawdust on the floor, very friendly staff. Before photo and after photo!! A Must!
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