Flathead Lake Lodge

Flathead Lake Lodge is a third-generation family-owned working dude ranch on the south shore of Flathead Lake — the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, 28 miles long and 15 miles wide, set between the Mission Mountains and the Swan Range in northwestern Montana. The lodge's sauna overlooks the lake, and guests move from heat to cold by swimming directly in Flathead's clear glacier-fed waters. The ranch has operated since 1945 with a consistent philosophy: authentic western ranch life without pretension, from horseback rides to sailing to the lake sauna sequence. The view from the sauna deck across Flathead to the Mission Mountains is one of the most spectacular in any spa setting in North America.