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Besides admiring the views, there are several fun and exciting things to do at the South Shore. First, if you need any supplies, or just wanna pick up some souvenirs, you should swing by the Two Medicine general store, just at the right gravel lot. Second, for a small fee, you can take a relaxing 45-minute boat ride across the lake. They even sometimes offer free group tours to the short Twin Falls hike. For more info, ask the Two Medicine Boat Company just to our left. Finally, the hikes. I have several recommended hikes that start at our South Shore Trailhead, just over to our left, at the tree line. My first recommended hike is for Paradise Point–it’s an easy, flat hike that measures 1.4 miles or 2.3 kilometers round trip. This family-friendly hike passes through a pine and fir forest and conifer swamp before opening up to the lakeshore. At the rocky shoreline, hikers are treated to views across the lake of the towering Lone Walker Mountain, Mount Helen, and Rising Wolf Mountain. Another recommended hike is the trail to Aster Falls and Aster Park Overlook. This moderate 3.8 mile or 6.1 kilometer round trip hike leads to a scenic waterfall and viewpoint overlooking Medicine Lake. The trail traverses subalpine forests and meadows, with the waterfall located 1.8 miles or 2.9 kilometers from the trailhead. From Aster Falls, hikers can continue another 0.3 miles or 0.5 kilometers to Aster Park Overlook for panoramic vistas of Medicine Lake and the surrounding peaks. There are several more trails in the area, all of which branch off of the Two Medicine South Shore, but these two are the ones I consider to be the best day-hikes in the area. To learn more about the others, be sure to check out the trailhead.