Plowgirl Farm Guidebook
Lunch spots
This is our favorite lunch spot, lots of healthy, gluten free options.
30 locals recommend
Bonelli's Bistro
38 1st Ave EThis is our favorite lunch spot, lots of healthy, gluten free options.
Sack lunches to go, on the way to Glacier Park, fun atmosphere, good, healthy food. Has real trees that restaurant is built around.
113 locals recommend
Montana Coffee Traders
30 9th St WSack lunches to go, on the way to Glacier Park, fun atmosphere, good, healthy food. Has real trees that restaurant is built around.
Breakfast and Coffee
Amazing bakery, excellent coffee. Fun atmosphere. We love to stop here on our way to the river.
37 locals recommend
Uptown Hearth
619 Nucleus AveAmazing bakery, excellent coffee. Fun atmosphere. We love to stop here on our way to the river.
Ceres Bakery Inc
318 S Main StExcellent European style bakery. Friendly staff and good coffee.
Favorite breakfast restaurant. We love to sit outside if it is warm. Gets very busy, so early is better. We love the smoked salmon eggs benedict.
93 locals recommend
Echo Lake Cafe
1195 MT-83Favorite breakfast restaurant. We love to sit outside if it is warm. Gets very busy, so early is better. We love the smoked salmon eggs benedict.
Our favorite coffee shop. Delicious coffee, friendly staff. We love to get a coffee and walk the swan river nature trail.
21 locals recommend
Fieldheads Coffee Roasting Co.
482 Osborn AveOur favorite coffee shop. Delicious coffee, friendly staff. We love to get a coffee and walk the swan river nature trail.
Colter Coffee
424 S Main StFavorite coffee shop in Kalispell. Fun local vibe and great coffee.
Dinner spots
North Fork Pizza
605 Nucleus AveGood pizza, fun downtown location.
We love the sushi here, however, the service is slow and it is loud! Our favorite way to eat sushi is to order to go and walk down the swan river nature trail and eat at one of the many picnic tables along the river.
61 locals recommend
Saketome
459 Electric AveWe love the sushi here, however, the service is slow and it is loud! Our favorite way to eat sushi is to order to go and walk down the swan river nature trail and eat at one of the many picnic tables along the river.
Fun outside burger spot. Locals favorite and right across from Wayfares State Park
28 locals recommend
Burgertown Dairy Freeze
8595 Montana Hwy 35Fun outside burger spot. Locals favorite and right across from Wayfares State Park
Great burgers, we get them lettuce wrapped. Good quick stop after a long hiking day.
6 locals recommend
MUDMAN Columbia Falls
1116 9th Street WestGreat burgers, we get them lettuce wrapped. Good quick stop after a long hiking day.
Higher end restaurant, carry a lot of local food. Delicious and friendly staff.
91 locals recommend
Three Forks Grille
729 Nucleus AveHigher end restaurant, carry a lot of local food. Delicious and friendly staff.
This is 35 minutes away, but is worth the drive if you are planing a Whitefish day. A high end restaurant with crazy good cajun food, highly recommend the shrimp and grits.
119 locals recommend
Tupelo Grille
17 Central AveThis is 35 minutes away, but is worth the drive if you are planing a Whitefish day. A high end restaurant with crazy good cajun food, highly recommend the shrimp and grits.
Amazing food, love the cauliflower appetizer and gluten free calamari. Wood fired pizza is very good. Book a seat outside of you can.
51 locals recommend
Abruzzo Italian Kitchen
115 Central AveAmazing food, love the cauliflower appetizer and gluten free calamari. Wood fired pizza is very good. Book a seat outside of you can.
Sightseeing
Old train depot turned Inn. We love it here, especially in the winter, when we rent a caboose to stay the night.
It is fun in summer to go and check our the history and there is a fun game room in the basement. Lots of fun hiking trails just out the door. Food is boring and not well done, but dining room is fun to sit in.
13 locals recommend
Izaak Walton Inn
290 Izaak Walton Inn RdOld train depot turned Inn. We love it here, especially in the winter, when we rent a caboose to stay the night.
It is fun in summer to go and check our the history and there is a fun game room in the basement. Lots of fun hiking trails just out the door. Food is boring and not well done, but dining room is fun to sit in.
Beautiful old lodge. Boats tours are fun and worth the cost! Food is mediocre, but the atmosphere can't be beat.
10 locals recommend
Lake McDonald Lodge
288 Lake McDonald Ldg LpBeautiful old lodge. Boats tours are fun and worth the cost! Food is mediocre, but the atmosphere can't be beat.
This is what everyone does when they come to glacier, but for good reason! It is incredibly beautiful up here. The board walk is an easy walk and the drive is incredible. It takes about 2 hours from here to get to the top of the road.
7 locals recommend
Hidden Lake Overlook
This is what everyone does when they come to glacier, but for good reason! It is incredibly beautiful up here. The board walk is an easy walk and the drive is incredible. It takes about 2 hours from here to get to the top of the road.
Trails
One of our favorite places to hike and the closest to us. The road is rough and feels long. Go slow and watch for others coming down. Our favorite hike is Mount Aneas, the tallest mountain in the Swan Range. It is called the jewel basin because of the many lakes that look like jewels.
Jewel Basin Road
Jewel Basin RoadOne of our favorite places to hike and the closest to us. The road is rough and feels long. Go slow and watch for others coming down. Our favorite hike is Mount Aneas, the tallest mountain in the Swan Range. It is called the jewel basin because of the many lakes that look like jewels.
Flat trail along beautiful section of the swan river. We love to bike or walk, often with a coffee or dinner in hand. Great swimming on the second half of trail after the low damn. Starts in downtown Bigfork.
23 locals recommend
Swan River Nature Trail
Swan River Nature TrailFlat trail along beautiful section of the swan river. We love to bike or walk, often with a coffee or dinner in hand. Great swimming on the second half of trail after the low damn. Starts in downtown Bigfork.
This is one of our favorite hikes in Glacier, just insanely beautiful. Not short or easy, but just the way we like it. Best done as a loop, hitch hiking in glacier back to your car is easy and done often.
Even if you don't want to hike far, the first part of trail is still worth it, or the bottom at sunrift gorge is also amazing!
Siyeh Pass
This is one of our favorite hikes in Glacier, just insanely beautiful. Not short or easy, but just the way we like it. Best done as a loop, hitch hiking in glacier back to your car is easy and done often.
Even if you don't want to hike far, the first part of trail is still worth it, or the bottom at sunrift gorge is also amazing!
An easy hike, crowed, so get there early or late. The gorge hiking into the lake is incredible and the lake is a taste of glacier without having to hike far.
34 locals recommend
Avalanche Lake
An easy hike, crowed, so get there early or late. The gorge hiking into the lake is incredible and the lake is a taste of glacier without having to hike far.
If you are a bit hardcore then this hike is for you! Hard, but incredibly beautiful. Probably the prettiest hike in Glacier. Visit the Sperry Chalet, which is a historic, beautiful building and then head up to the glacier. Aquamarine pools greet you at every bend until you climb the carved steps and top out at the glacier. Incredible views in every direction. Stop in at Lake Mcdonald Lodge for a swim and a bite to eat afterwards.
Sperry Glacier
If you are a bit hardcore then this hike is for you! Hard, but incredibly beautiful. Probably the prettiest hike in Glacier. Visit the Sperry Chalet, which is a historic, beautiful building and then head up to the glacier. Aquamarine pools greet you at every bend until you climb the carved steps and top out at the glacier. Incredible views in every direction. Stop in at Lake Mcdonald Lodge for a swim and a bite to eat afterwards.
Columbia Mountain trail is long and steep. But near the bottom are a few little water falls, and about 2 miles up there is a larger water fall. This is a great trail when you are tired of the glacier crowds. Great for families, as you just turn around when you are done hiking.
15 locals recommend
Columbia Mountain
Berne RoadColumbia Mountain trail is long and steep. But near the bottom are a few little water falls, and about 2 miles up there is a larger water fall. This is a great trail when you are tired of the glacier crowds. Great for families, as you just turn around when you are done hiking.
Pig Farm Trail System
State Highway 424Favorite mountain biking spot. Lots of flowy single track and fun up and down.
Whitefish Trail
Whitefish TrailGreat spot for mountain biking.
Rafting
Our favorite raft company. We have taken whitewater safety courses from them, and they are the best and safest whitewater company around. Highly recommend. Our favorite float is from Bear Creek to Essex.
9 locals recommend
Great Northern Resort
12127 US-2Our favorite raft company. We have taken whitewater safety courses from them, and they are the best and safest whitewater company around. Highly recommend. Our favorite float is from Bear Creek to Essex.