Reserve a Trip: All Swan Mountain Offerings

Glacier Gateway

The vast Lodgepole Pine forest you ride through on this 2 hour is home to plenty of wildlife including a mass amount of deer and bears! Enjoy glimpses of Strawberry, Desert and Chocolate Drop Mountains as you traverse through the wildflowers and berries along their foothills. This trip is perfect for the beginner or families with its rolling hills and well established trail system.  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Glacier Lookout Half Day

This half day ride offers fantastic views of Strawberry and Desert Mountain and into Glacier National Park. Starting by riding through a Lodgepole Pine forest you’ll slowly gain elevation until you reach the Glacier Lookout lunch spot. Enjoy your own snacks or a hearty sack lunch provided by the Crown of the Continent Discovery Center for $15 as you gaze at the snow-capped peaks of the Glacier Park skyline on one side and the mountainscape of Strawberry and Desert Mountains on the other side. After lunch, you’ll head back to the corral at a leisurely pace. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for deer and bear!  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Swan 2 Hour Trail Ride

Swan Full Day Trail Ride

Swan Mountain Outfitters offers spectacular longer duration trail rides (6 to 8 hours) that include lunch and a stopover at an unforgettable spot. More experienced riders just love this opportunity to ride by horseback high above the valley floor to see the awe-inspiring views of the Mission and Swan Mountains that form the infamous Swan Valley. We usually ride up the Lion Creek drainage paralleling the creek the majority of the ride. Imagine having lunch with your toes soaking in the cool water of the creek, or taking pictures of a waterfall cascading over 100 feet!  

Similar to our short duration rides, our all day rides launch from our base camp off of Lion Creek Road in the Flathead National Forest. We like to get an early morning start, and after fitting stirrups and our safety/training briefing we’re off!  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reserva

Lodgepole Loop

This easy, one hour ride is a great option for young children and novice or nervous riders. As you gently stroll through lodgepole forest, you’ll have the perfect amount of time to get comfortable on the horses and get a taste for what it’s like to explore the area on horseback. The one hour ride is $40 per person.  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Swan Half Day Trail Ride

The Swan Half Day Trail Ride kicks off at our Lion Creek Base Camp. After an introduction to the horses and a safety briefing we will start our day. Enjoy beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, and wildlife along the way to a scenic lookout where you can hop off your horse and eat your picnic lunch, prepared by our camp cook. When lunch is finished we will head back down to camp. This ride will last about 4 hours, and is great for beginners and advanced riders alike.  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Cowboy Cookout

The Cookout combines the favorite Montana pastimes of horseback riding and having a steak! Your cookout adventure begins with a two to three hour horseback ride through a beautiful Lodgepole Pine tree forest with views into Glacier and of the surrounding mountains. After the ride you will enjoy a light appetizer while your guide prepares a traditional cowboy dinner of steaks over open flame, corn on the cob, baked beans, green salad and a roll. Hang out by the fire with s’mores for dessert while enjoying the sunset. The corral is just a short walk back from the dinner spot whenever you finish!  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Upper McDonald Creek

This out and back, scenic 2.5 hour ride takes you through a dense, old growth Cedar/Hemlock Forest and provides excellent views of the upper portion of McDonald Creek. A truly picturesque ride, not to be missed!  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Mountain View Full Day

This full day trail ride allows you to spend an entire day exploring the forest and mountains of West Glacier on horseback. Watch the light change through the trees from morning to afternoon and experience the breathtaking beauty of Rainwater Mountain, Strawberry Mountain and Desert Mountain as well as the Glacier Park skyline from a variety of lookout points. The full day trail ride is recommended for experienced riders as guests on this ride will spend 6 to 8 hours in the saddle with an hour break for a hearty sack lunch. The full day ride is $160 per person (plus $15 for the sack lunch).  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

Cracker Flats

This awesome trail heads out along the shores of Lake Sherburne and on to Cracker Flats, where the old mining town of Altyn once stood at the turn of the century. On the flats, you’ll get 360 degree views of all the mountains surrounding the Many Glacier Valley as well as great opportunities to see wildlife! This scenic two hour ride is offered in the morning only.  

Please note we do not accept online reservations. Submitting an inquiry expresses your interest in a trip, but does not indicate an actual booking. Online inquiries for same day or next day reservations are not recommended as we may not see the inquiry in time. If you are interested in a trip within the next 48 hours, it is best to call our office at (406) 387-4405.

All Day Llama Trek

Guests need to arrive at Swan Mountain Ranch at 8:30 am for their all day guided llama trekking adventure. Once everyone has arrived, we will give a llama orientation and trail safety speech. Then everyone will be piled into our llama trekkers van, and we will drive with trailered llamas in tow to Napa Point atop of the Swan Mountain Range in the Swan River State Forest bordering the Flathead National Forest. Upon arrival, we will unload guests and llamas alike, pack up our lunch provisions and chairs, and head out onto the trail. Guests will be treated with killer views of the Swan Valley and the expanse of the Swan and Mission ranges. We also have the option to go hiking on two popular nature trails in the Swan Valley that are chalk-full of wildlife and informative signs labeling the trees and fauna installed by the state and volunteer groups that maintain the trails. Once done with our hike, we’ll head back to Swan Mountain Ranch, and have you on your way by 4:00pm.