Clearwater Canoe Trail

This trail is well signed, but don’t bother with hiking boots. The Clearwater Canoe Trail takes paddlers on a lazy 3.5 mile float down the Clearwater River upstream from Seeley Lake. It takes less than an hour and requires no special boating skills. The put-in is a few miles north of the main Seeley Lake ranger station on MT 83. The river here is actually more of a stream, but there’s enough water that most canoes or kayaks should have no trouble floating, and bends are wide enough for easy turning. The river winds through grassy meadows and along the edge of forest; look for wildlife and raptors.