Polson is a town of 5,100 people (2020) in Montana.

Understand

Polson is 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

Polson is an hour north of Missoula and an hour south of Kalispell. It is on Highway 93. It is accessed from exit 96 on Interstate 90.

Get around

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

• Flutterby Art Gallery, 214 Main St, ☏ +1 406 833-0010. 
• Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Ln, ☏ +1 406 883-6804, info@MiracleOfAmericaMuseum.org. Summer: daily 8AM-8PM; rest of year: M-Sa 8AM-5PM, Su 1:30-5PM. $5. 
• Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, 69316 US Hwy 93, Charlo, ☏ +1 406 644-3435, ninepipesmuseum@yahoo.com. Summer: M-Sa 10AM-5PM; rest of year: Th-Sa 10AM-4PM. $5. 
• Polson-Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main St, ☏ +1 406 883-3049, hart@montansky.com. Summer only: M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-3PM. history of the Flathead Reservation 

Do

• Polson Boat Rentals, 49708 US Hwy 93 (at the KwaTaqNuk Resort), ☏ +1 406-546-3778, awsrentals@compuplus.net. 
• Big Sky Sporting Clays, 42295 Irving Flats Rd, ☏ +1 406 883-2000. W Th noon-5PM, F-Su 10AM-5PM. 
• Polson Bay Golf Club, 111 Bayview Dr, ☏ +1 406 883-8230. A 9-hole course. 

Buy

• Three Dog Down, 61545 US Hwy 93, ☏ +1 406 883-3696, info@threedogdown.com. Down comforters, coats, slippers. 

Eat

• Betty's Diner, 49779 US Hwy 93, ☏ +1 406 883-1717, bettysdiner@live.com. M-Sa 7AM-9PM, Su 7AM-4PM. A 1950s-style diner. 
• East Shore Smoke House, 35103 MT Hwy 35, ☏ +1 406 887-2096. Su-Th 11:30AM-8PM, F Sa 11:30AM-9PM. 

Drink

• Glacier Brewing Co., 6 10th Ave East, ☏ +1 406 883-2595, info@glacierbrewing.com. Tu-Sa 3-8PM. 
• Mission Mountain Winery, 82420 US Hwy 93, Dayton, ☏ +1 406 849-5524, info@missionmountainwinery.com. May-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM. 

Sleep

• Flathead Lake Inn of Polson, 125 Anchor Way, ☏ +1 406 883-6251, flatheadlakeinn@gmail.com. cCntinental breakfast, wifi. 
• Flathead Lake KOA, 200 Irvine Flats Rd, ☏ +1 406 883-2151, camp@polsonkoa.com. 

Go next

Routes through Polson

Cranbrook ← Kalispell ← Jct E ←	N  S	→ Ravalli → Missoula
Kalispell ← Bigfork ←	N  S	→ END