Flathead Waters Cleanup is a Flathead Basin wide event bringing together agencies, organizations, and community members in an all-day volunteer event to clean-up trash and celebrate the region’s incredible waterways.
The 2025 Flathead Waters Cleanup will take place on Saturday, August 9th – mark your calendars! The cleanup itself will occur between 9AM and 3PM. After-Party & Prize Giveaway - 4 PM to 8 PM. After the cleanup, join us for food, drinks, and chances to win amazing prizes!
Sign up to volunteer at tinyurl.com/flatheadcleanup
Volunteers can sign us as individuals, or in teams, small groups, or families to clean up trash in any river, lake, creek, or pond in the region. When you register, volunteers can select your favorite area to clean up through an interactive mapping feature on the event website. Prizes from event sponsors will be awarded to the most unique item, submit the best photo, and other prize drawings. A full list of prizes and sponsors can be found on the event website. To be eligible for prizes, all volunteers must register prior to the event by visiting tinyurl.com/flatheadcleanup.
Visit Flathead Waters Cleanup main website to learn more about event details, region wide cleanup sites, and receive updates about prizes when they are announced. Registration for the event is OPEN for 2025. We can’t wait to see you there!
Flathead Rivers Alliance is helping coordinate cleanup crews for floating sections of river and walking river access sites for the below list. If you'd like to volunteer to help on the three forks of the Flathead River on water or by foot, please email info@flatheadrivers.org.
2025 CLEANUP UP SITES & PUT-IN/TAKE-OUT ACCESS SITES FOR FLOATERS/WALKERS
Middle Fork of the Flathead River
Blankenship River Access to House of Mystery (FLOAT)
West Glacier River Access to Blankenship River Access (East Side) (FLOAT) - CLAIMED
Blankenship NW + SW River Access (WALK) - CLAIMED
Moccasin River Access to West Glacier River Access (FLOAT) - CLAIMED TEAM Wild River Adventures
Belton Bridge (WALK)
Paola River Access to Cascadilla River Access (FLOAT)- CLAIMED
Essex River Access/Walton Ranger Station (WALK OR FLOAT)
Bear Creek River Access (WALK OR FLOAT)
South Fork of the Flathead River
South Fork River Drive Road River Access- Under Hungry Horse Highway 2 Bridge (WALK)- CLAIMED *sign-up with TEAM Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation www.bmwf.org/2025-bmwf-flathead-waters-cleanup
South Fork River Drive Road Access 2- River Access Boat Launch Site below Hungry Horse Dam (WALK) - CLAIMED *sign-up with TEAM Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation www.bmwf.org/2025-bmwf-flathead-waters-cleanup
South Fork River Drive Access 2- Below Horse Horse Dam to South Fork River Drive Road River Access- Under Hungry Horse HWY 2 Bridge (FLOAT) - CLAIMED TEAM Montana Kayak Academy
South Fork River Drive Access 2- Below Horse Horse Dam to House of Mystery (FLOAT)
Upper Twin Creek Access (FLOAT)
Billy Garrett Memorial Bridge Access (WALK OR FLOAT)
Spotted Bear Campground (WALK)
North Fork of the Flathead River
Blankenship River Access- West (WALK) - CLAIMED
Blankenship River Access- East (WALK) - CLAIMED
Glacier Rim River Access (WALK)- CLAIMED Team Rim Rangers
Glacier Rim River Access to Blankenship River Access (FLOAT) - CLAIMED Team Glacier Bank
Big Creek River Access to Glacier Rim River Access (WALK OR FLOAT)
Coal Creek River Access to Big Creek River Access (FLOAT)- CLAIMED Team Glacier Raft Co
Coal Creek River Access (WALK) - CLAIMED
Polebridge River Access to Coal Creek River Access (FLOAT)
Polebridge River Access (WALK) - CLAIMED
Ford to Coal Creek River Access (FLOAT)
Border River Access (WALK OR FLOAT)
Flathead River Mainstem
House of Mystery Access to Teakettle River Access (FLOAT)
2025 EVENT CO-HOSTS
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS & PRIZE DONORS
Information coming soon!
