Trail Conditions
Current trail reports for the Mission Mountains Wilderness and Swan Front are available June through October. Please contact us if you require additional information, or grab one of our Swan Valley maps, which includes information on recreation, as well as local natural history!
Backcountry Trail Stewards
SVC is proud to have once again partnered with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to provide backcountry trails and ranger services in the Mission Mountains Wilderness and Swan Front. SVC currently applies for funding from Montana Trail Steward Grant Program (MTSGP) to assist the USFS in completing these tasks. With reduced Forest Service staff, capacity, and funding, this program is more vital than ever before; no trails would be cleared or maintained in the Mission Mountains Wilderness or Swan Front this year without SVC's Trail Stewardship Program.
For the eleventh year, Nathan Noble and Kaydee Borchers of Daughter of the Sun Backcountry Services have been contracted to perform trails steward duties. Their tasks include clearing many miles of trail in the early summer, maintaining trails and drainage structures, trailhead maintenance, campsite naturalization, and visitor education. Visitor education can entail a wide range of topics that may include: Flathead National Forest bear food storage orders, Leave No Trace principles, Wilderness management, wildlife encounters, or trail conditions just to name a few. Throughout the summer, Christian, Nathan, and Kaydee provide SVC with regular trail condition updates that can be found on this web page.
