Kootenai National Forest · Montana

Flower Creek

5.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 137 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/30

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 48.3559, -115.6359 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

South Flower Creek Cross Country Ski Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season December 1st to

The Flower Creek Cross Country Ski trail is a well maintained and popular ski area that is close to town. The area consists of nine trails for a total of 8.89 miles with names like Roller Coaster, Tongue Dragger and Jeresek Park to name a few. The trails at Flower Creek range from easy to difficult.

See the Flower Creek Trails Map [PDF, 152K] for more information

Status and Events

The trails are groomed every Thursday and Sunday by the Kootenai Nordic Club. Check https://kootenainordic.com/ for the current grooming report, and calendar of upcoming events.

Restrictions For the enjoyment of others, please keep your dogs at home. No motorized vehicles on the ski trails.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.