Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Travel Guide
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Glistening, glaciated, and grand, the Absarokas, Crazies, Gallatins, and other mountains send cooling summer winds to roil among the grasslands and forests of southwest Montana. This is a wild place inhabited by hundreds of animal species.
Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Hotels
Lodging varies from national chain hotels to mom-and-pop motor inns. More and more guest ranches are inviting lodgers, historic hotels are being restored...read more
Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Restaurants
This is ranch country, so expect numerous Angus-steer steak houses. Many restaurants also serve bison meat and various vegetarian meals, but you'll find...read more
Fodor's Choice
Things To Do in Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana
- Book in Bozeman: Save at the Days Inn Bozeman in May Fr $88+/Nt Save with Expedia, $22/night less
- Small budget: Book Quality Inn & Suites 3 Nts in May Fr $83+/Nt Expedia
- $9.95 & up : Midsize rentals in Bozeman Hotwire
- $92.00 & up : 3.5-star hotels in Butte — $92 Hotwire
- $8.95 & up : Compact rentals in Bozeman — $9 Hotwire
Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Experiences
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Fly-fishing the gorgeous Gallatin River.... Read more
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America's greatest adventure began with the stroke of a pen, when in 1803 President Thomas Jefferson purchased the vast Louisiana Territory from... Read more
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At 8:12 am on March 5, 2009, a natural gas leak sparked an explosion that would forever change the landscape of Bozeman's Main Street. The blast... Read more
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Montana has the best rainbow, brown, and brook trout fishing in the country. This is the land of A River Runs Through It, the acclaimed Norman... Read more
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It's called "cold smoke"—the exceedingly light, dry snow that falls on the mountains of southwest Montana—and it doesn't go to waste... Read more
News & Features
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Arts & Culture, Events
The Swiss city of Basel is getting ready to host to the who's who of the art world yet again, with the... Read more
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Trip Ideas
Do you suffer from Vacation Deprivation?... Read more
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Travel Tips
Steinbeck said it well—no matter how many plans you make, its the destination that scoops you up... Read more
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· Forums Trip Reports
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Much delayed in posting this, but the good news is, I wrote most of the trip report in a word doc shortly after the trip. Read more
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Day 7 (July 9) - How excited everyone was to drive across the border into the Canadian Rockies through Kootenay Natl Park to Banff, a relatively short drive for us of 4 1/2 hrs. Read more
·Idaho Forum, Montana Forum, Washington Forum
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My wife and I are planning a trip to briefly explore northern Idaho and part of Montana in mid-July. Read more
