Every access site

Access sites

25 sites · 17 captured in 360 · 18 surveyed

Sites run upstream to downstream on each fork, the way you float them. Every entry carries what FRA measured on the ground and what the 360 capture recorded from the water.

Terrain360 Lens · corpus view

Overall assessment coverage

Run 11 · prompt 1.3 · schema 2

Evidence coverage

Public site records: 21 of 25 access sites
FRA source sheets: 18 reviewed site assessments
360° sequences: 400 panoramas across 20 capture sessions and 17 site rollups

Route + surface scenes

Scene roles: Approach (41) · Launch area (129) · Parking (78) · Trailhead (2) · Transition path (150)
Visible surfaces: Dirt path (41) · Gravel lot (157) · Gravel path (117) · Natural (31) · Paved lot (7) · Paved path (44) · Paved ramp (1) · Ramp (2)

Visible conditions

Safety classifications: Caution (29) · No visible hazard (371)
Crowding classifications: Light (143) · None visible (257)

Setting + limitations

Naturalness classifications: High (368) · Moderate (32)
Limited site sequences: 1

These totals describe source coverage and classifications of individual panoramas. They are not a corridor-wide condition rating or proof that a feature is absent from any site. Open a site for its reviewed RAPG assessment, bounded 360° evidence, and FRA’s authoritative field measurements.

North Fork

10 sites · CLASS II

Capture coming

RM 58 · BORDER RULES APPLY

Canadian Border

The first access point for the Wild and Scenic North Fork Flathead River. Ramp accesses a side channel, requiring a swift entry at high water and…

VAULT TOILET · SURVEY SHEET

RM 44

Ford

Located at the historic Ford Cabin, this river access is frequently shared with stock users or hunters. Larger stones embedded in bank can make footing uneven.

VAULT TOILET, USFS RENTAL CABIN NEAR SITE · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

Capture coming

RM 39.3

Schnaus Cabin

This undeveloped, unofficial river access is employed by some users who want a primitive camping experience at their launch or takeout site.

NO FACILITIES · SURVEY SHEET

RM 33.9

Polebridge River Access (Upstream)

This loop upstream of the Polebridge entrance to Glacier National Park hosts a vault toilet and at low water contains an even, step-like trail down the…

VAULT TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

Capture coming

RM 33.8

Polebridge River Access (Downstream)

This loop downstream of the Polebridge entrance to Glacier National Park features a vehicle-accessible packed-dirt launch ramp and a small, undeveloped tent site tucked into the…

NO FACILITIES · SURVEY SHEET

RM 24.5

Coal Creek

Undeveloped river access, with no vault toilet or site improvements. This site occasionally catches logs and wood floating downstream at high water, which can block or…

NO FACILITIES · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 15.3

Big Creek

This is a paid access site managed by a concessionaire, with users required to pay a cash user fee to camp hosts or a deposit box.

VAULT TOILET, POTABLE WATER, PAID CAMPSITES WITH FIRE RING AND PICNIC TABLE, BEAR-RESISTANT FOOD STORAGE LOCKER · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 11

Great Northern Flats

This access is located at a National Forest camp site and features a vault toilet and designated trailer parking but no vehicle access to the river.

VAULT TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 3.8

Glacier Rim

The last river access prior to the confluence of the North and Middle Forks of the Flathead at Blankenship. Seasonal high-water cycles can create variable cross…

VAULT TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

NORTH FORK

Wurtz

A North Fork launch upstream of Ford, on the North Fork Road. Captured in 360; no measured survey published yet.

360°

Middle Fork

9 sites · CLASS II-IV

RM 53.4 · FIRST ROAD ACCESS ON THE MIDDLE FORK

Bear Creek

The first road-accessed boat launch on the Middle Fork of the Flathead. Narrow, uneven troughs run alongside the boat rails with numerous erosive vertical steps.

VAULT TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 48.7

Essex

It features a large vehicle parking area on the upper bench above the river, a sandy boat ramp at river level, and several undeveloped camp sites…

SEASONAL PORTABLE TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 41.6

Paola

The parking area is scattered into several smaller zones. A concrete slab ramp allows access to the cobble/boulder bar of the boat launch and is the…

SEASONAL PORTABLE TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 30.6

Cascadilla

A single trailer turnaround loop allows access to several parking sites and a single-wide ramp of segmented cement blocks. Narrow tread width to either side of…

VAULT TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 23 · PUT-IN ONLY · WHITEWATER REACH

Moccasin Creek

Launch-only access at the confluence of Moccasin and Deer Lick Creeks, approx. 0.2 mi upstream of their confluence with the Middle Fork Flathead.

VAULT TOILET · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 14.9 · HIGH TRAFFIC

West Glacier

West Glacier access sees some of the most significant user traffic of any site along the Three Forks of the Flathead. No cobble bar or access…

SEASONAL PORTABLE TOILETS, CHANGING ROOM · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 9.5 · SHORE USE FAVOURED

Blankenship River Access (West)

Primarily used by shore recreators, but can be used by float users, particularly during busy peak seasons. At high water, the bar washes out completely and…

NO FACILITIES · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

RM 9.4 · HEAVY USE

Blankenship River Access (East)

The river left (east) access at Blankenship Bridge, maintained by the county, sees extremely heavy use by floaters and shore recreators.

SEASONAL VAULT TOILET (IN DOWNSTREAM PARKING AREA) · 360° · SURVEY SHEET

Capture coming

MAIN FLATHEAD (BELOW CONFLUENCE)

House of Mystery

This undeveloped access approximately 1 R.M. downstream from the confluence for the main Flathead River is used by recreators floating the lower miles of the Wild…

NO FACILITIES · SURVEY SHEET