Platted in 1901, Bigfork, MT is a charming village set on the northeast shoreline of Flathead Lake at the mouth of the Swan River and home to fine art galleries, gourmet restaurants of varied cuisine, unique shops, excellent accommodations and most services in a quaint western setting. The neighborhoods of Ferndale, Woods Bay and Swan Lake are an extension of the village.  Highway 35, also known as the Eastshore Route, offers a scenic drive south to Polson overlooking beautiful Flathead Lake vistas through cherry orchards, and by lakefront homes both petite and grand.  South from Bigfork take the Swan Hwy (Hwy 83) and travel past Swan River, by Swan Lake into scenic Swan Valley.

Bigfork is home to the Eagle Bend Golf Course, which has been rated by many as one of the most challenging and beautiful golf courses in the nation. The Bigfork Summer Playhouse has been celebrated as one of the northwests finest repertory theaters for 40 years and now hosts the Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theater.  Wayfarer’s State Park on the edge of Bigfork has overnight camping and is also a great day spot with picnic tables, scenic rocky cliffs and a boat launch into Flathead Lake.  The west entry to Glacier National Park is only a 45 minute scenic drive to the north. The Big Mountain Ski Resort and Blacktail Ski Area are within an hour for beginning to expert downhill and snowboarding.  Just northeast of Bigfork near the entry to Jewel Basin is the relatively new Nordic Center with cross country trails. 

Bigfork Montana was voted as "One of the 50 Great Towns of the West" and designated as "One of the 100 Best Small Art Towns of the Nation."   Local newspapers like the Bigfork Eagle and the Lakeshore Country Journal and a very strong Bigfork Chamber of Commerce will keep you up-to-date on local happenings.  Real estate values have been historically strong in Bigfork and this part of the Flathead Valley with home and property sales increasing for the past decade.