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Central Montana Region

Central Montana

History | Wheat | Hi-Line Discover the wide-open spaces, gracious people and picturesque landscapes that characterize Central Montana. Each season holds the...

Central Montana Summer · Fall · Winter · Spring
Southwest Montana Region

Southwest Montana

Fly Fishing | History | Mining Between Yellowstone and Glacier national parks lies the best of Montana. Take time to enjoy this vast region of mountains, wat...

Southwest Montana Summer · Spring · Winter
Yellowstone Country Region

Yellowstone Country

Wildlife | Skiing | Resorts | Geysers This place we call home is an unparalleled year-round vacation destination, and that’s not something we ever take for g...

Yellowstone Country Summer · Winter · Spring
14-Day Western Experiences and History Road Trip Trip Route

14-Day Western Experiences and History Road Trip

Experience Montana (and a bit of North Dakota) culture up close and personal on this two-week-long expedition showcasing some of the state’s most iconic towns,...

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
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
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
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
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
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
Main Street Adventures Trip Route

Main Street Adventures

This five-day loop through central and southwest Montana travels in and on the edge of the Rockies. Celebrate Western art, explore state parks and the state cap...

Summer
Montana's Mountain Biking Paradise Trip Route

Montana's Mountain Biking Paradise

With 64 mountain ranges, the Continental Divide Trail slicing through the state, and historic trails plying mountain passes, Montana has trails pretty much ever...

Summer
Small Towns & Ghost Towns Trip Route

Small Towns & Ghost Towns

Wander through authentic 1800s ghost towns on this rambling four-day route over mountains, across the Continental Divide, and along blue-ribbon trout streams. B...

Fall
Spooky Sights & Big Sky Frights Trip Route

Spooky Sights & Big Sky Frights

As the days grow shorter and the Halloween season approaches, history lovers and families alike begin searching for their next spooky adventure. Turn away from...

Southeast Montana Summer
Spooky Southwest Montana Trip Route

Spooky Southwest Montana

Southwest Montana is full of history, from the expedition of Lewis and Clark to the boom and bust of the gold rush. There are plenty of stories to be told about...

Southwest Montana Summer
Ten Day Ski Getaway: Montana's Local Gems Trip Route

Ten Day Ski Getaway: Montana's Local Gems

Arrive in the postcard-worthy town of Red Lodge and explore the local shops, galleries and eateries on Main Street. Visit some of the furred and feathered resid...

Summer
Town and Country Trip Route

Town and Country

Travel from Missoula, western Montana's forward-thinking college town filled with book stores, museums and global cuisine, to deserted mining enclaves, the Bitt...

Summer
Warrior Trail Highway Trip Route

Warrior Trail Highway

This history-packed trip starts in Billings and travels across Southeast Montana to showcase some of the best Native American warrior history of the Great Plain...

Southeast Montana Summer
Ruby Valley Brew Place

Ruby Valley Brew

Like all small towns do, Sheridan holds one of Montana’s best treasures—Ruby Valley Brew, found right on historic Main Street. We’ve put a lot of care into our....

Southwest Montana Summer
Travelodge - Gardiner Place

Travelodge - Gardiner

Our adventure starts here. At our Travelodge Gardiner/Yellowstone Park Area hotel, you’ll have easy access to the sprawling Yellowstone National Park. The park’...

Yellowstone Country Summer