Dogs are welcome on trails throughout the forest's many mountain ranges. Keep them leashed on a 6-foot line in campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads, and under control on general forest and backcountry trails.
Swim beaches and designated swimming areas usually bar pets.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.
This Montana forest stretches across the Rocky Mountain Front and the island ranges around Helena and Great Falls, and it holds part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex along with the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness above the Missouri River. Dogs are welcome across the forest. Dogs are welcome on trails throughout the forest's many mountain ranges. Keep them leashed on a 6-foot line in campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads, and under control on general forest and backcountry trails.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Swim beaches and designated swimming areas usually bar pets.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.