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Half Day Scenic Float on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River

Recommended by 99% of travelers
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West Glacier, USA
High interest
Booked 2 times today.
  • 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.9
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· Raymond_O ·
Sep 2025
Traveled in September. Safe and calm fir all ages. Well organized and well run. Very informative. Excellent staff. Made the trip fun (and funny).
· Cathy_m ·
Sep 2025
Excellent guide, Maddy! We saw deer, eagles, fish and ducks while on this rafting tour. Good customer service and great way to see Glacier on the water. Highly recommend.

Overview

Take a break from sightseeing and rushing from place to place and spend a few hours floating on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. This relaxing and rejuventating tour takes place on the boundary to Glacier National Park. Enjoy the scenery as you float and, with luck, spot some wildlife along the way.
  • Relax and unwind as you float on the Flathead River
  • Take in the scenery and learn about the area as you float
  • Opportunities to spot wildlife in its native habitat
  • Requires little effort: Great for families with small children

What's Included

  • Life Jacket
  • Shoe rentals are $7 once wetsuits are no longer required.
  • Shoes are required to have backs on them; no flip flops or crocs.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • 106 Going-to-the-Sun Rd, West Glacier, MT 59936, USA

    Arrive at our address 106 Going-to-the-Sun Rd, West Glacier, MT 59936 30 minutes before your scheduled launch time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

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Middle Fork of the Flathead

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Melissa_O
We took the scenic river half day float. Amazing guides, incredibly accommodating when we needed to reschedule last minute due to being stuck at Logan Pass when GTSR was closed for a few hours due to a motor vehicle accident. Shout out to River who was an excellent guide. All around a wonderful experience. Highly recommend.

Reviews

4.9
based on 731 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Wonderful!

Bonnie_F, Sep 2025
Wonderful trip. Caleb was very knowledgeable about local plants and wildlife. I highly recommend this trip!

A change of pace

Dane_P, Sep 2025
We were tired of hiking and needed a change of pace. We thought a perspective from the river would be interesting. Unfortunately there wasn’t anything memorable from this trip.

Nice & Easy

joe_g, Sep 2025
It was a slow pace down the creek, it was perfect. The guide, Wiley, was awesome, will definitely do it again!!

Raft trip

Kenneth_D, Sep 2025
Pretty scenery but a bit boring.. I thought our guide would give us more information about Glacier Park, history, and interesting facts. But it was just storytelling about his other rafting trips. Could have done that from shore. We floated down the river backwards for about 1/3 of the time which made for difficult sightseeing.Charged $7 just to rent water shoes for 2 hours. Overall not worth the money.

Half day scenic float on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River

Raymond_O, Sep 2025
Traveled in September. Safe and calm fir all ages. Well organized and well run. Very informative. Excellent staff. Made the trip fun (and funny).

Great guides...Maddie...

Bonnie_A, Sep 2025
Great guides...Maddie (Maddy?) was incredibly knowledgeble and fun. All the employees had a great sense of humor. It was a beautiful day and a great way to end our week in the Glacier Park area.

Great guide and tour company

Cathy_m, Sep 2025
Excellent guide, Maddy! We saw deer, eagles, fish and ducks while on this rafting tour. Good customer service and great way to see Glacier on the water. Highly recommend.

Great trip but no photographer

Jane_M, Sep 2025
The scenic float ride activity itself deserved 5 stars. Our guide Jim-Bob was knowledgeable, comical at times, and steered us in the right direction. However when we got to the boat launch, the guides looked around and noticed the photographer hadn’t shown up. A few riders had cell phones and took a few pictures, but most people left their phones behind. This is deeply disappointing. The confirmation papers clearly state that the cost of professional photos is not included in the price. Makes you assume you can leave your cellphone safely behind. I was counting on purchasing the professional photos so we would have a few great pictures of this special adventure, but unfortunately now we have none.

So calm and relaxing

julie_b, Sep 2025
Our guide Wes was great! Felt safe and were able to enjoy the calm and quiet of a leisurely float on the river!

The Float Trip was very...

Joan_M, Aug 2025
The Float Trip was very well organized. Each employee new exactly what to do to manage the group to make it a successful trip. It was fun and relaxing.

Great way to spend the afternoon!

Susan_T, Aug 2025
Great guide! Very interesting and fun. Spend a glorious day on the river and would do it again. The group is very professional and highly organized.

Flathead fiver float

Barry_A, Jul 2025
Paige was an excellent River float guide. She knew a lot about the area. She guide us down the river with ease.

Surpassed my expectations!

Melissa_O, Jul 2025
We took the scenic river half day float. Amazing guides, incredibly accommodating when we needed to reschedule last minute due to being stuck at Logan Pass when GTSR was closed for a few hours due to a motor vehicle accident. Shout out to River who was an excellent guide. All around a wonderful experience. Highly recommend.

Floating the flathead

Chelsea_A, Jul 2025
Fantastic time! We did the scenic float with our kids, 6 and 9, and Cici was the best guide! She even let my kids guide the raft a few times. We jumped in the river and jumped right back out but worth it. Views are spectacular

This float was a great...

Kayla_J, Jul 2025
This float was a great way to learn more about the park and the Flathead River! We really enjoyed our tour guide as he was very knowledgeable and had lots of fun stories to tell us. A great way to take a relaxing break from hiking while still seeing some beautiful sights.

River float trip

Mary_O, Jul 2025
Very beautiful and relaxing. So glad we went. Family liked it a lot. Luke did a great job! Wear sunscreen and whatever shoes you don’t care that’ll get wet

The scenic river tour was...

Casey_W, Jul 2025
The scenic river tour was great! Beautiful views the entire way and easy pace. The guides were enthusiastic and well organized.

River Rafting Eventure

Myron_B, Jul 2025
It was an experience. I will never forget because because I’ve never done it before and neither had the wife. I wish I had done it sooner in life.

Must Do

Tanya_B, Jul 2025
Easy, organized and led by knowledgeable staff. The float was amazing full of beautiful sights and wildlife.

Nice relaxing experience

yd2y2gsxyj, Jul 2025
This was a nice relaxing experience after a day of hiking. You can gain some information on the park and can enjoy being on the water. Not much effort required - a bit of paddling assist here and there as your guide requests. No helmets required . A great family experience with opportunity to get in the water for a cool down if you want .

It was very nice to relax...

Irma_R, Jul 2025
It was very nice to relax and enjoy the raft Page our tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable about the area. I definitely recommend.

Very nice float trip.

charlottegullet, Jul 2025
Our guide, Wes, was very entertaining. He made the trip fun. The scenery was beautiful. The weather perfect. The staff checking us in was efficient and very nice.

Great Scenic Float Trip

Joanna_F, Jul 2025
Beautiful scenic trip. Relaxing float with a knowledgeable guide. Fun with gentle flowing Beautiful blue green water. A few very gentle choppy areas to make it exciting.

Do this!

Becky_S, Jul 2025
This is a lovely experience for outdoorsy types. The team was knowledgeable, experienced and combined fun and safety perfectly.

Great Scenic Rafting Experience

Sibille_T, Jun 2025
The river raft ride was great. Our guide (Andy) was very friendly and courteous. All other staff members we came across were also courteous and friendly. The river, rocks and scenery were exceptional. You do have to change into a wet suite and booties, even for the scenic ride.

Day rafting

Sarah_M, Jun 2025
Guides are very knowledgeable and fun! If you’re lucky you’ll get to go with Patrick :) Beautiful scenery

Scenic float

Sandi_M, Jun 2025
The scenic float was amazing! The views were amazing and the guides are very knowledgeable. Mason was great!

Alison, our guide, did a...

Cathleen_M, Jun 2025
Alison, our guide, did a wonderful job getting us ready for the experience by explaining safety guidelines and equipment. When we put in we were ready! Alison gave us snippets of information about the Flathead River and the communities of people and animals that make the river home. Excellent!

Fun float down the river!

Margo_B, Sep 2024
We had a great time floating down the river. Very peaceful with a few ripples. Our guide Margo was a lot of fun and knowledgeable. Would recommend for anyone that does not want the full white water experience.

Relaxing and beautiful!

Debbie_Q, Sep 2024
Tampa was a great guide! Friendly, informative, did a great job making sure we all were comfortable. It was a perfect day for a scenic float!

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