Great Bear Wilderness Area

The Great Bear Wilderness Area, covering 286,700 acres, is administered by the Flathead National Forest and is located within or adjacent to that forest. Primitive camping is allowed with no public facilities.

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Montana Events Are: Wine and Food Festival Sidney continuing Festival of Trees Helena continuing thru December 6 Christmas Tours at the Conrad Mansion Kalispell continuing thru December 27 Winter Carnival Red Lodge February 19 thru February 20 Great Rockies Sportshow Great Falls February 5 thru February 7

Other upcoming events include: Annual Flathead Lake Polar Bear Plunge Bigfork January 1 Annual Ski Fest Essex January 16 thru January 17 RUST - Rails Under the Stars Big Sky December 19 Holiday Candlelight Tours of Lewis and Clark Caverns Whitehall December 19 thru December 29 Wild Winter Fest Bozeman February 12 thru February 14