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Area guide · Montana, USA

Things to do in Yellowstone Country

Montana's gateway towns along Yellowstone's edge

  • Museums
  • Attractions
  • Sport & Outdoor
  • Nearest airport: BZN, about 36 miles

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Three to see first in Yellowstone Country

Museums
Family Favorite

Museum of the Rockies

Under $25

Natural history museum on the Montana State University campus, famous for its dinosaur fossil collection and planetarium.

Bozeman, MT

Attractions
Family Favorite

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

Under $25

Nonprofit wildlife park near Yellowstone's west entrance, home to rescued grizzly bears, gray wolves and other native species.

West Yellowstone, MT

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Yellowstone Hot Springs

Under $25

Natural mineral hot spring pools on the Yellowstone River, about eight miles north of Yellowstone's north entrance.

Gardiner, MT

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Museums
Family Favorite

Museum of the Rockies

Under $25

Natural history museum on the Montana State University campus, famous for its dinosaur fossil collection and planetarium.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

Under $25

Nonprofit wildlife park near Yellowstone's west entrance, home to rescued grizzly bears, gray wolves and other native species.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Yellowstone Hot Springs

Under $25

Natural mineral hot spring pools on the Yellowstone River, about eight miles north of Yellowstone's north entrance.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Western Montana's Glacier Country

Free

Official tourism region for western Montana, representing more than 75 communities near Glacier National Park.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Flying Pig Adventure Company

$50+

Whitewater rafting and adventure outfitter a mile from Yellowstone's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Big Sky

Free

Mountain resort town near Yellowstone offering skiing, hiking and year-round outdoor adventure in Montana's Gallatin Range.

Museums
History Buff

American Computer & Robotics Museum

Under $25

See 4,000 years of computing and robotics history, from an Apollo-era calculator to a Wozniak-signed Apple I.

Sport & Outdoor
Iconic

Big Sky Resort

$50+

Montana's largest ski resort, with nearly 6,000 acres of terrain beneath 11,166-foot Lone Peak.

Sport & Outdoor
Local Gem

Bozeman Hot Springs

$25–$50

Natural hot spring pools, saunas and a fitness center in the Gallatin Valley on the way to Big Sky.

Sport & Outdoor
Local Gem

Bridger Bowl Ski Area

$50+

A locally owned, nonprofit ski area 16 miles north of Bozeman known for deep powder and affordable tickets.

Sport & Outdoor
History Buff

Nez Perce National Historic Trail

Free

A 1,170-mile historic trail across five states retracing the Nez Perce people's 1877 flight from the U.S. Army.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Wild West Rafting

$50+

Guided whitewater rafting on the Yellowstone River, launching near Yellowstone's North Entrance in Gardiner.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Montana Whitewater

$50+

Guided whitewater rafting and zipline trips on the Gallatin and Yellowstone rivers near Big Sky.

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About

About Yellowstone Country

Yellowstone Country is Montana's tourism region along the park's northern boundary, running from Bozeman and Big Sky south through Gardiner and West Yellowstone, with the historic mining town of Virginia City nearby. Bozeman's venues include the Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman Hot Springs and the Bridger Bowl ski area, while Big Sky Resort anchors the town of Big Sky. Gardiner and West Yellowstone serve as gateway towns to Yellowstone National Park, with rafting outfitters, hot springs and the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.

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