Glacier Country

1thompsonfallsarea.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:04332YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://glacier.visitmt.comGlacier Country10003430<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/TroutCreek_NorthShore.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>North ShorePhoto courtesy: MTOT</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/TroutCreek_HuckleberryFestival.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Huckleberry FestivalPhoto courtesy: Scott Eggensperger</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/TroutCreek_GemPeak.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Gem Peak</li></ul> Trout Creek was a thriving town in the 1800s. "Old Trout Creek" was upstream across the creek where Larchwood is now. Logging, railroading, and mining were the principal activities. In 1910 Jim Hylent bought forty acres of timbered land and the town moved to its present location, where he built the Hylent Hotel; some say he had hoped the town would be named after him. There was a boom here during 1955-1956 while the Noxon Rapids Dam was being built. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company) <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=732">Cabinet Mountains Wilderness</a>. Numerous roads and hiking trails lead to high peaks and spectacular views of the surrounding area. Camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing are at a premium. <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=10773">Cabinet Gorge</a> and <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=10772">Noxon</a> Reservoirs offer opportunities to catch bass and perch. The Trout Creek/Noxon area is also famous for its abundance of huckleberries. This small town in northwest Montana, proclaimed by the legislature as the huckleberry capital of Montana, hosts the annual <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=10249">Huckleberry Festival</a>. Enjoy live entertainment, huckleberry desserts and pancakes, a parade, children’s activities, arts and crafts, exhibits, and more.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Trout Creek, Montana" coords="28,26,90,38" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=332"><area shape="rect" alt="Thompson Falls, Montana" coords="54,46,129,77" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=327"><area shape="rect" alt="Hot Springs, Montana" coords="130,55,163,74" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=172"><area shape="rect" alt="Saltese, Montana" coords="33,94,72,112" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=295"><area shape="rect" alt="Saint Regis, Montana" coords="80,129,121,151" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=293"><area shape="rect" alt="Missoula, Montana" coords="108,210,234,237" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=227"><area shape="rect" alt="Lolo, Montana" coords="204,238,240,248" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=205"><area shape="rect" alt="Plains, Montana" coords="108,92,156,109" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=256"><area shape="rect" alt="Alberton, Montana" coords="143,188,165,204" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=3"><area shape="rect" alt="Paradise, Montana" coords="128,110,175,122" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=250"><area shape="rect" alt="Moiese, Montana" coords="187,107,217,121" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=378"><area shape="rect" alt="Huson, Montana" coords="179,187,204,205" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=175"><area shape="rect" alt="Saint Ignatiu45219TROUT CREEKGLACIER1432Lakeside Motel & Resort11433Trout Creek Motel & RV Park12377Bull River Campground15414Big Eddy Campground15416Trout Creek National Recreation Trail15418Robin Run Trail15422Kismet Creek Trail15432West Fork Canyon Creek Trail15433Roe Gulch Trail15435Willow Creek Campground15437Marten Creek Campground15438Lost Girl/St. Paul Peak Ski Course15440North Shore Campground15446Triangle Pond15448Big Eddy Trail15453Pillick Ridge Trail #103615454Loveland Peak Trail15455Rice Draw Trail15456Smeads Bench Trail15457Skelton Creek Trail16150South Fork Pilgrim Creek Trail16320Sex Peak Lookout16321Gem Peak Lookout16364Cabinet Ranger District16925Blacktail Creek Trail16942Jack Pine Flats Campground110249Trout Creek Huckleberry Festival110717Elk Lake110755Rock Creek110761Trout Creek110772Noxon Reservoir110773Cabinet Gorge Reservoir116857Bull River Guard Station118401The Shire of Montana121167Trout Creek Guest House & Horse Hotel121222Twenty Odd Base Camp1MT59874