Lake County Landfill

A working landfill out by Kerr Dam Road where locals and haulers drop the stuff that gets buried. Folks from Polson and neighboring areas use it when a trailer or full pickup load needs disposing. Montana distances mean this is the kind of place people plan a trip to rather than pop into on the way.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and follow the gravel access road-there’s usually a scale you cross to get a weight ticket, so expect to stop twice. The site is large and open, with compacted dirt roads and visible cells where material is pushed and buried; trucks and roll-off boxes are common sights. Pull up to the tipping area when directed, tip what needs dumping, then go back across the scale for final weighing if required. Winter can make the access road slick and slower than it looks, and weekends or spring cleanup days tend to be busiest.