Birding spots · Montana

Best Birding Spots in Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Helena Valley Reservoir Fishing Access Site leads Lewis and Clark County's birding spots with 195 species reported, best in fall. 42 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Helena Valley Reservoir Fishing Access Site	195	1,628	52	132	116	147
Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area	164	1,103	26	138	126	125
Spring Meadow Lake State Park	162	1,909	41	137	99	97
Upper Holter Lake	147	332	59	74	72	109
Helena Valley Reservoir Fishing Access Site (Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir)	139	484	29	81	69	100
Nature Park	130	1,111	24	108	78	94
Upper Prickley Pear Fishing Access Site	105	200	25	62	64	48
Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds	100	598	45	78	48	43
Causeway Fishing Access Site	99	428	30	77	19	52
Black Sandy State Park	87	163	21	48	56	45
Missouri River	84	179	28	49	51	27
Swamp Gulch	77	160	5	53	67	18
Willow Creek Reservoir Fishing Access Site	77	56	0	51	49	19
Mount Helena City Park	75	369	14	59	58	28
Kennedy Park	72	67	4	61	26	33
Scratchgravel Hills	54	94	6	33	46	13
Helena National Forest	45	81	15	30	20	9
Marysville	41	75	18	17	15	8
Helena National Forest (southwest)	41	64	1	15	36	4
Helena National Forest (Rogers Pass)	37	52	0	5	17	14
Birding spot near Helena	161	1,763	19	135	104	114
Birding spot near Helena Valley Northeast	124	535	50	73	67	73
Birding spot near York	117	127	38	76	63	64
Birding spot near Helena Valley West Central (Tobin)	101	130	22	73	63	37
Birding spot near East Helena	99	127	10	66	61	43
Birding spot near Helena Valley Southeast (northeast)	81	75	0	61	68	22
Birding spot near Helena Valley Southeast	77	138	0	65	15	25
Birding spot near Wolf Creek	70	56	32	26	22	18
Birding spot near Unionville (Arrastra Gulch)	68	230	18	43	53	30
Birding spot near York (Trout Creek)	65	115	15	37	24	24
Birding spot near Helena Valley West Central	61	290	29	38	30	27
Birding spot near Helena West Side	59	115	4	33	48	13
Birding spot near Helena Valley West Central (west)	57	171	17	46	35	20
Birding spot near York (north)	56	98	30	33	4	22
Birding spot near Helena Valley Northeast (north)	47	74	18	26	36	7
Birding spot near Helena Valley West Central (northeast)	43	74	7	37	0	1
Birding spot near Helena Valley West Central (Scratchgravel Hills)	41	63	8	14	38	13
Birding spot near Helena (Dry Gulch)	38	54	3	17	31	11
Birding spot near Canyon Creek	35	60	2	25	27	0
Birding spot near Helena Valley Southeast (north)	34	67	27	10	6	20
Birding spot near Helena Valley Northeast (east)	26	157	11	8	0	22
Birding spot near East Helena (east)	19	91	13	2	0	12