Polson is a town of 5,100 people (2020) in Montana, on the Flathead Indian Reservation. It is at the south end of Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Polson is on U.S. Highway 93 (US-93), an hour north of Missoula and an hour south of Kalispell.
From Interstate 90, take exit 96.
Get around
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While Polson is a smaller town, most of the businesses are along the highway. There isn't a centralized "downtown" shop area so using a car or bicycle is best.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Ln, ☏ +1 406 883-6804, info@MiracleOfAmericaMuseum.org. Summer: daily 8AM-8PM; rest of year: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1:30-5PM. $5.
- 2 Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, 69316 US Hwy 93, Charlo, ☏ +1 406 644-3435, ninepipesmuseum@yahoo.com. Summer: Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM; rest of year: Thu-Sat 10AM-4PM. $5.
- 3 Polson-Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main St, ☏ +1 406 883-3049, hart@montansky.com. Summer only: Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun noon-3PM. History of the Flathead Reservation
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Polson Boat Rentals, 49708 US Hwy 93 (at the KwaTaqNuk Resort), ☏ +1 406-546-3778, awsrentals@compuplus.net.
- 2 Big Sky Sporting Clays, 42295 Irving Flats Rd, ☏ +1 406 883-2000. Wed Thu noon-5PM, Fri-Sun 10AM-5PM.
- 3 Polson Bay Golf Course, 111 Bayview Dr, ☏ +1 406 883-8230. A 9-hole course.
- 4 Polson Skatepark, 7th Ave. Featuring the Helmet, Built by Dreamland
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Three Dog Down, 61545 US Hwy 93, ☏ +1 406 883-3696, info@threedogdown.com. Down comforters, coats, slippers.
Eat and drink
[edit | edit source]- 1 Betty's Diner, 49779 US Hwy 93, ☏ +1 406 883-1717, bettysdiner@live.com. Mon-Sat 7AM-9PM, Sun 7AM-4PM. A 1950s-style diner.
- 1 Glacier Brewing Co., 6 10th Ave East, ☏ +1 406 883-2595, info@glacierbrewing.com. Tue-Sat 3-8PM.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Flathead Lake KOA, 200 Irvine Flats Rd, ☏ +1 406 883-2151, camp@polsonkoa.com.
Connect
[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Polson |
| Cranbrook ← Kalispell ← Jct | N | → Ravalli → Missoula |
| Kalispell ← Bigfork ← | N | → END |

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