Lincoln Ranger District

Lincoln, MT

Phone: 406-362-7000

Additional Information:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11:00am - 4:00pm

The Lincoln Ranger Station is one of three on the Helena National Forest. General forest information is available. Visitor maps can be purchased as well as permits for firewood and Christmas trees. Weekday hours are 8:00am - 4:30pm.

In the lobby of the ranger station is a taxidermy display of a very large grizzly bear. The bear was a healthy 12-year-old male weighing 830 pounds and would have stood approximately 8 feet tall. Grizzly bear males typically weigh approximately 500 pounds and females 330 pounds. The oldest bear recorded in Montana lived between 35 and 36 years.

In the weeks after the big bear's death, there was considerable state-wide interest in where he should be displayed. School children from the area wrote heartfelt letters and essays on where the bear should be displayed. The residents, communities and children in the Upper Blackfoot valley are pleased the decision was made for the grizzly to come back to Lincoln. The taxidermy for the bear was donated by members of the United Taxidermist Association.

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  1. Lincoln Cabin Getaway
    Lincoln Cabin Getaway
    Lincoln, MT
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  2. The Roost Cabins
    The Roost Cabins
    Lincoln, MT
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  3. Lincoln Log Hotel
    Lincoln Log Hotel
    Lincoln, MT
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  4. Three Bears Motel
    Three Bears Motel
    Lincoln, MT
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  5. Leepers Ponderosa Motel
    Leepers Ponderosa Motel
    Lincoln, MT
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  6. Spring Creek RV Park
    Spring Creek RV Park
    Lincoln, MT
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  7. Blackfoot River Inn
    Blackfoot River Inn
    Lincoln, MT
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  8. Lost Moose Meadows Campground
    Lost Moose Meadows Campground
    Lincoln, MT
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  9. Aspen Grove Campground
    Aspen Grove Campground
    Lincoln, MT
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  10. Blackfoot River Cabin
    Blackfoot River Cabin
    Lincoln, MT
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  11. Copper Creek Campground
    Copper Creek Campground
    Lincoln, MT
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  12. Mountain Paradise
    Mountain Paradise
    Canyon Creek, MT
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  13. Big Nelson Campground
    Big Nelson Campground
    Ovando, MT
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  14. Montana Mountain View Ranch
    Montana Mountain View Ranch
    Ovando, MT
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  15. Browns Lake
    Browns Lake
    Ovando, MT
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  16. Harry Morgan Fishing Access Site
    Harry Morgan Fishing Access Site
    Ovando, MT
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  17. Canyon Creek Country Store Campground
    Canyon Creek Country Store Campground
    Canyon Creek, MT
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  18. Blacktail Ranch
    Blacktail Ranch
    Wolf Creek, MT
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  19. 7R Guest Ranch
    7R Guest Ranch
    Wolf Creek, MT
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  20. Rocking Z Guest Ranch
    Rocking Z Guest Ranch
    Wolf Creek, MT
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