653 Feet of Sandy Shoreline on Flathead Lake

Flathead Lake is the defining feature of northwest Montana's lake country — glacier-fed, genuinely crystal clear, and enormous by freshwater lake standards. This property sits on the coveted north shore near Bigfork, a village with real charm and just minutes away, which means you get the privacy of 30 acres without actually being far from anything.

Here's what makes this stretch of shoreline rare: 653 feet of frontage with sandy, gentle summer shallows, the kind of beach access that's genuinely uncommon on a lake this size. Over half of the 30.47-acre parcel sits underwater at full pool, which is part of what gives the shoreline its sandy character — and in winter, when the lake drops, that same shoreline becomes acres of open sand beach, good for cross-country skiing, long walks, even horseback riding. The house itself was extensively remodeled in 2021-2022 — new floors, doors, windows, lighting, bathrooms, kitchen, and heating — then followed by a 2024-2025 round of exterior work: new roof, siding, a widened driveway, and a new three-car garage. Four bedrooms, three baths, 2,267 square feet, built in 1997. A 36x24 classic red barn adds genuine character, and a secondary building pad leaves room for whatever comes next.

At $2,595,000, or roughly $1,145 a square foot, you're paying serious north-shore Flathead premium — but this is one of Montana's most coveted stretches of waterfront, and 653 feet of sandy shoreline at this scale doesn't come up often. Docks are allowed here per Flathead County's Lake and Lakeshore Protection Regulations, and short-term rentals aren't currently zoned against, though county approval applies — confirm both directly before finalizing your plans. Listing courtesy of Alexis Waite Kennedy and Stephanie Skinner, Glacier Sotheby's Whitefish/Big Mountain.