HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces the opening of the Hungry Horse Dam visitor center for the 2018 summer season.
The visitor center will be open daily from 8:30 am to 5 pm, beginning May 25 through Sept. 8. Exhibits about the history of Hungry Horse Dam and its importance to the Federal Columbia River Power System are featured.
Hungry Horse Dam is located off Highway 2 in Hungry Horse. Directional signs located past the Hungry Horse/Glacier View Forest Service building indicate the road leading to the visitor center. From Highway 2, travel approximately 4.5 miles to the visitor center located at the north end of the dam’s crest.
For more information, visit https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hungryhorse/index.html or call (406) 387-5241 x347.
Hungry Horse Dam stands 564 feet tall and was completed in 1953. It is located on the south fork of the Flathead River, 15 miles south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park, and 20 miles northeast of Kalispell.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
