Places to Explore In Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Although millions of summer visitors swarm into Yellowstone National Park to the south, the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is blissfully unpeopled year-round, except for dedicated backcountry travelers...

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Anaconda

Nicknamed the Smelter City, Anaconda is a window on the age of the copper barons, who ran this town from the 1880s through the 1950s...

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Bannack

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Big Hole National Battlefield

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Big Sky and Gallatin Canyon

The region known as "Big Sky" is actually three areas: the Mountain Village at the top of the 9-mile-long Lone Mountain Trail (Highway 64); the...

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Big Timber and the Boulder River

People come to Big Timber for its small-town (population 1,700) Western ambience, to fly-fish the blue-ribbon trout streams, float the Yellowstone River, or unwind in...

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Bozeman

This recreation capital offers everything from trout fishing to white-water river rafting to backcountry mountain biking to skiing. The arts have also flowered in Bozeman...

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Butte

Dubbed the "Richest Hill on Earth," Butte was once a wealthy and rollicking copper-, gold-, and silver-mining town. During its heyday, 100,000 people from around...

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Cooke City–Silver Gate

The tiny, neighboring communities of Cooke City and Silver Gate, are just outside the Northeast Entrance of Yellowstone and just west of the soaring Beartooth...

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Deer Lodge

Deer Lodge, a quiet community of 3,000 residents, maintains a complex of history museums in and near its old state penitentiary. Many locals make their...

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Dillon

Blue-ribbon trout fishing on the Beaverhead River attracts thousands of anglers here year-round. A capital of southwest Montana’s ranch country, Dillon began as a cattle-...

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Ennis

In addition to being a hub of ranching in the area, this tiny town sits among some of the best trout streams in the West...

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Gardiner

As the only entrance to Yellowstone open the entire year, Gardiner (population 971) always feels like a hive of activity, with its quaint shops and...

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Helena

Montana’s state capital is a city of 33,000, with 30 city parks, several museums, and a thriving arts community. The southern part of the city...

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Livingston and the Yellowstone River

The stunning mountain backdrop to the town of Livingston was once Crow territory, and a chief called Arapooish said about it, "The Crow country is...

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Red Lodge

Nestled against the foot of the pine-draped Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, this little burg is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has become a...

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Three Forks

Although the scenery in Three Forks is striking, it’s the historic sites that make this place worth a visit. Sacajawea (circa 1786–1812) traveled in the...

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Virginia City

Remnants of Montana’s frontier days, Virginia City and its smaller neighbor, Nevada City, are two of the state’s standout attractions. Boardwalks pass in front of...

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West Yellowstone

This western gateway to the park is where the open plains of southwestern Montana and northeastern Idaho come together along the Madison River Valley. Affectionately...

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