Located on the eastern border of Glacier National Park Kiowa has  a population of four.  Kiowa is a quiet hidden treasure of the Glacier National Park area.  Here, visitors have access to all the parts of the park. This community has its own history, wildlife, and trails. Black bears and grizzly bears frequent this area.

Once a U.S. Army Military Reservation, the 5,500 acres of valley bottom and mountain top became part of the Lolo National Forest in 1952. In 1975, a number of civic groups joined the Forest Service in a major clean-up project. Abandoned vehicles and garbage were removed, a system of trails was built, and regulations were established to protect people from indiscriminate shooting. In 1986, Blue Mountain was formally designated a Recreation Area.

Take a historical journey to the days of the early fire fighting in rugged wilderness of the mountain west.