The Clark Fork Valley
The western edge of Montana along the Clark Fork River, with four seasons of skiing, fishing, riding and trails.
Other neighborhoods in Montana
Big Sky
The ski resort under Lone Mountain and the Spanish Peaks, an hour south of Bozeman. It holds Big Sky Resort's lifts and the Spanish Peaks and Moonlight Basin clubs, with the Gallatin River canyon on the road up and Yellowstone's west entrance forty-five minutes away.
Paradise Valley & Yellowstone
The Yellowstone River valley from Livingston to the park's northern gate at Gardiner, an hour and a half from Bozeman. The Absaroka range rises on one side and the Gallatin on the other, and the valley has Chico's hot springs, the fly-fishing and, beyond the gate, the wildlife of the Lamar.
The Blackfoot Valley
The river of A River Runs Through It, east of Missoula, with ranch country along the Blackfoot at Greenough. It is a country of meadows and cottonwoods, with the Bob Marshall wilderness to the north, forty minutes from Missoula airport.
The Bitterroot Valley
The valley south of Missoula under the Bitterroot Mountains, with blue-ribbon trout water and cattle country. It takes in Hamilton, Darby and the West Fork, with the Continental Divide beyond, one to two hours from Missoula airport.