Helena National Forest


Helena National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National ForestsAddress:2880 Skyway Dr
Helena, MT 59602
Phone:406-449-5201
Fax:406-449-5436
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r1/helena
Size: 976,000 acres.
Location:West-central Montana. Accessible by US 12. Nearby cities/towns include Helena, Lincoln, Townsend, and Boulder.
Facilities:7 cabins, 13 campgrounds, picnic sites, trails (1000+ miles), scenic drives.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, OHV riding.
Special Features:Blackfoot and Missouri rivers; Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (see entry in national trails section); wilderness areas Gates of the Mountains (28,562 acres, including a 38-mile stretch of river) and Scapegoat (239,936 acres); approximately 3000,000-acre Elkhorn Wildlife Management Unit.
See other parks in Montana.