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State guide
When to catch Montanathrough the year
We follow 2 places in Montana for wildflowers and fall foliage: fall at Glacier and Lost Horse Canyon and summer at Glacier. Each timing below is the place's own source, in its words; none is a forecast.
When are you going?
Fall in Montana
- SEASON · FALL FOLIAGEBy mid-September, and the western larch by mid-OctoberGlacier · Montana
- REGIONAL · FALL FOLIAGEOctoberLost Horse Canyon · Montana
Good in fall
- GlacierSummer season services
- GlacierGoing-to-the-Sun Road fully open
- Lost Horse CanyonLake Como pass season
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Winter in Montana
Good in winter
None of our sources names anything for Montana in winter yet.
Spring in Montana
Good in spring
- GlacierGoing-to-the-Sun Road for hikers and bikers
- GlacierSummer season services
- Lost Horse CanyonLake Como pass season
- Lost Horse CanyonLake Como floating dock in
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Summer in Montana
Good in summer
- GlacierGoing-to-the-Sun Road for hikers and bikers
- GlacierSummer season services
- GlacierGoing-to-the-Sun Road fully open
- GlacierWildflowers at Logan Pass
- Lost Horse CanyonLake Como pass season
- Lost Horse CanyonLake Como floating dock in
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Places in Montana
Pin color: each place's season now or next
- Fall
Places on this map, as a list
Planning a Montana trip
Towns to stay in
Sources: National Park Service · US Forest Service · checked Sep 27 · How we know