With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy everything that Columbia Falls, 35 miles away, has to offer. See the best sights beginning with Big Sky Waterpark, Meadow Lake Golf Course and House of Mystery and Montana Vortex. Don’t skip Whitefish either! Just 40 miles away, Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort, Whitefish Lake State Park and Frank Lloyd Wright Building are non-negotiable stops here.