HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - Starting May 25, 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The outdoor, guided walking tours will resume June 16.
Exhibits inside the visitor center highlight the dam’s role in flood control and recreation in Flathead County, and hydroelectric generation in the Columbia River System. Displays feature the history of Hungry Horse Dam and its importance to the system.
On June 16, the outdoor, guided walking tours will begin daily at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Reservations can only be made for the 9:30 a.m. tour, and all other tours are on a first-come, first-served basis. To join a tour, please sign up at the visitor center information desk. For accessible accommodations or to make reservations for the 9:30 a.m. tour, call 406-387-5241, extension 361. All tours are limited to a maximum of 12 attendees per tour and are subject to change and can be canceled without notice. For more information, visit https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hungryhorse/info/index.html.
Hungry Horse Dam is located off U.S. Highway 2 in Hungry Horse, Montana. Directional signs located on Highway 2 indicate the road leading to the visitor center. From Highway 2, travel about 4.5 miles to the visitor center at the north end of the dam.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation