Chain Lakes
Is Chain Lakes open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Flathead National Forest.
Ashley Lake North Campground Closure
Agency alert covering Flathead National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Flathead National Forest
Camp Creek Fire Updated Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Flathead National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Flathead National Forest
FK&L Area Closed to Public Access Starting July 22, 2026
Agency alert covering Flathead National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Flathead National Forest
Trail 800 Tally-Ashely Closure
Agency alert covering Flathead National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Flathead National Forest
Ryan Creek Occupancy and Use Order
Agency alert covering Flathead National Forest · Order 1-10- · USFS · Flathead National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Flathead National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Chain Lakes is a lake near Polebridge, Montana, at about 5,834 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Indian Springs Montana25 mi away
- North American RV Park & Yurt Village33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Chain LakeHikingPhoto: Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi- Lake MountainSummit1.3 mi
Nasukoin Mtn.HikingPhoto: Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi- Red Meadow Lake CampgroundCamping1.6 mi
- Whale CreekCanoeing5.5 mi
- Ninko CabinCamping5.8 mi
- Hornet MountainSummit7.4 mi
Stillwater RiverCanoeingPhoto: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fish LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Fisher River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 3m drive
- Kootenai RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 15m drive
- Riverside CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~1h 24m drive
- Finger LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Barron Creek Boating SiteRiver fishing · ~1h 5m drive
- Winona LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Dudley SloughLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Marl LakeLake fishing · ~31 min drive
- Barnaby LakeLake fishing · ~32 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Chain LakeHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Lake MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Hornet Lookout CabinHut camping · ~13 min drive
- Stillwater RiverCanoeing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
