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.

📰 Medicine Lake News Today

• Wildfire south of Medicine Lake, Montana fully contained KX News · May 11
• Patricia E. Fleck Obituary May 6, 2026 michelottisawyers.com · May 6
• Protecting California's Medicine Lake Highlands Hatch Magazine · Oct 1
• With shirts, Froid residents show support for neighbor after Border Patrol arrest Montana Free Press · Feb 10
• 6-Man: Froid-Medicine Lake rolls to second straight title, 43-0 over Power-Dutton-Brady MontanaSports.com · Nov 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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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🗺️ Map of Medicine Lake

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