Medicine Lake, Montana

About Medicine Lake

Medicine Lake is a tiny community in northeastern Montana counting 240 people who proudly call it home.

Medicine Lake holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.4 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 600 residents per square mile.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Medicine Lake Unique

• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Medicine Lake

• McInenly Park reviews ★
• Medicine Lake Memorial Park reviews ★
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Medicine Lake Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Medicine Lake

• Medicine Lake 7-8
• Medicine Lake High School
• Medicine Lake School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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