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Backbone of the Rockies Trip Route

Backbone of the Rockies

Rugged, wild, and incredibly scenic, this five-day trip is filled with only-in-Montana experiences. Travel Glacier National Park’s legendary Going-to-the-Sun Ro...

Summer
Big Sky Exploration Trip Route

Big Sky Exploration

Consider this route a Montana sampler. Stay in one of the state's fastest-growing cities, learn about geology, go ziplining or flyfishing, check out ghost towns...

Summer
Biking the Burger Trail Trip Route

Biking the Burger Trail

Motorcycle enthusiasts, get ready to hit the road on this four-day route that takes you through some of the region’s most iconic scenery. Along the way, enjoy d...

Summer
Bitterroot Parkway Trip Route

Bitterroot Parkway

At Missoula's Montana Natural History Center, get a free driving map of the proposed Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and visit some local Glacial Lake M...

Summer
Butte Area Trip Route

Butte Area

Where's a west that's still wild? That would be Butte and the surrounding Southwest Montana tourism region, home to ghost towns, cowboy cookouts and tours that...

Southwest Montana Summer
Bynum to Great Falls Trip Route

Bynum to Great Falls

Leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind and escape to nature for some much needed quiet with this three-day itinerary. The route takes you from the Rocky...

Central Montana Fall
Central Montana Motorcycle Adventure Trip Route

Central Montana Motorcycle Adventure

Rev up your engines: It’s time for a road trip! This central Montana loop takes you through scenic landscapes, inviting small towns and historical landmarks tha...

Central Montana Summer
Dinosaur Discovery in Eastern Montana Trip Route

Dinosaur Discovery in Eastern Montana

For aspiring paleontologists and archaeologists-at-heart, this five-day prehistoric expedition through eastern Montana will satisfy your curiosity with up-close...

Summer
Down Home and Deep Trip Route

Down Home and Deep

The soul of skiing is alive and strong in Montana. It lives on in community-oriented ski areas; affordable lift tickets, rentals and lessons; and classic double...

Summer
Eastern Montana Camping Adventure Trip Route

Eastern Montana Camping Adventure

Your adventure begins with setting up camp at Brush Lake State Park. The park and its scenic, namesake lake lie just about 25 miles from the Montana-North Dakot...

Summer
Echoes of History Trip Route

Echoes of History

The frontier spirit thrives in Southeastern Montana's high plains. Hardworking Billings is the region's cosmopolitan center, but in the east, turn back the cloc...

Summer
Family Ski Trips To Soak Up Montana's Mountain Magic Trip Route

Family Ski Trips To Soak Up Montana's Mountain Magic

When it comes to picking a destination for a family ski trip, there are many options to choose from. But there’s only one place that delivers 14 ski areas, 15,0...

Summer
Flathead to Philipsburg Trip Route

Flathead to Philipsburg

Slow down to enjoy the scenery in Missoula, a gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community. Rent a bike and ride the Riverfront Trail to the hand-carved Carousel for M...

Glacier Country Summer
Four Day Ski Getaway: Montana's Local Gems Trip Route

Four Day Ski Getaway: Montana's Local Gems

Lookout Pass > Discovery Ski Area > Lost Trail Powder Mountain > Maverick MountainDiscover where Montanans hit the slopes. These hometown ski areas offer a tast...

Winter
Four Day Warm and Cozy in Southwest Trip Route

Four Day Warm and Cozy in Southwest

Norris Hot Springs > Butte > Anaconda > Jackson Hot Springs + Elkhorn Hot SpringsYou can’t get more Montana than this winter getaway featuring snowshoeing, Nord...

Southwest Montana Spring · Winter
Four Days of Winter Experiences Trip Route

Four Days of Winter Experiences

On this four-day sampler of Montana winter fun, somewhere among the exhilarating snowmobiling and downhill skiing, the cozy cabins and hot springs and the one-o...

Spring · Winter
Ghost Town State Park Trip Route

Ghost Town State Park

The town of Bannack was founded in 1862, when gold was discovered on Grasshopper Creek, and it didn't take long for prospectors and enterprising businessmen to...

Summer
Glacier Country Adventure Trip Route

Glacier Country Adventure

In 2015, Glacier National Park received its 100 millionth visitor since its establishment in 1910. It's still every bit as enchanting now as it was back then.

Glacier Country Summer
Heart of Montana Discoveries Trip Route

Heart of Montana Discoveries

Central Montana promises adventures both above ground and below. Straddling the line between the Rocky Mountain Front and the Central Plains, this culturally im...

Summer
Home on the Plains Trip Route

Home on the Plains

The Great Plains road trip travels near the Missouri River's badlands, where paleontologists have discovered a wealth of dinosaur fossils. There's also human hi...

Summer
international Trip Route

international

Your Montana adventure begins in Billings, Montana’s largest city. Depending on when you arrive, take the day to relax and ease into the time change.

Summer