Glacier Raft Company is Montana’s oldest raft company. In addition to whitewater rafting, they also offer fishing trips and lodging and operate an extensive retail shop called the Glacier Outdoor Center.

Morning Ride/Afternoon Raft

This trip combines an early morning two hour horseback ride in West Glacier with a 2 to 4 hour afternoon whitewater or scenic raft trip on the middle fork of the Flathead River. Check in at 7:45am at the West Glacier Corral at 12000 Highway 2 East, West Glacier, MT 59936. You’ll finish with the horseback ride at 10:30am and have time to grab lunch on your own before checking in to Glacier Raft Company’s West Glacier office at 1:00pm for the whitewater raft trip or 1:30pm for the scenic raft trip. Horseback riders must be 7 years or older. Riders must be 250 pounds or less, but riders under 6 feet tall should be no more than 225 pounds.

Morning Raft/Afternoon Ride

This trip combines a 2 to 4 hour morning whitewater or scenic raft trip on the middle fork of the Flathead River with an afternoon two hour horseback ride in West Glacier. Check in to the Glacier Raft Company’s West Glacier office at 9:30am for either the whitewater or scenic raft trip. You’ll finish the raft trip between 12:00pm and 2:00pm (depending on the time of the year) and have time to grab lunch on your own before checking in at 3:00pm at the West Glacier Corral at 12000 Highway 2 East, West Glacier, MT 59936. Horseback riders must be 7 years or older. Riders must be 250 pounds or less, but riders under 6 feet tall should be no more than 225 pounds.

To book a Saddle Paddle trip with Glacier Raft, call 1-800-235-6781 or (406) 888-5454

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