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Yellowstone Country Montana Montana Entrances to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone Country Providing three of the five entrances to Yellowstone Montana Visitor National Park, Montana isn’t just the first gateway Information Centers into the park, it’s the most inspiring. BELGRADE NORTH ENTRANCE: GARDINER, MONTANA The only year-round entrance into the park is Have questions while on the road? Learn more at through Gardiner and leads straight into the heart BELGRADE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE of Yellowstone. 10 E. Main St. • 406.388.1616 visityellowstonecountry.com, or call us. Our travel team [email protected] is waiting to answer questions at 1.800.736.5276. NORTHEAST ENTRANCE: visitor.belgradechamber.org SILVER GATE/COOKE CITY, MONTANA Enter through Cooke City during the spring, summer or fall to traverse the winding Beartooth Highway. BIG SKY MONTANA ROAD CONDITIONS WEST ENTRANCE: WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA Know before you go. Check updated Montana road From this picturesque, all-American small town, conditions by calling 511 or 1.800.226.ROAD (7623), take one of the many available year-round tours Donnie Sexton BIG SKY & GREATER YELLOWSTONE into the park. VISITOR CENTER or visiting mdt.mt.gov/travinfo. 55 Lone Mountain Trail 406.995.3000 • 800.943.4111 [email protected] visitbigsky.com YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY MONTANA BIG TIMBER Townsend Custer k C ree R SWEET GRASS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ile C enm A Gallatin Boulder te Z (Open Memorial Day Weekend - September 30) Six Radersburg Toston Y National 1350 Highway 10 W. • 406.932.5131 r e M [email protected] Custer iv Forest to Miles City, MT R O r k e Broadview e s e Maudlow Gallatin U r v d C 87 bigtimber.com l i s B e N s i ra R R National G r h et Melville ve T e i r w Hailstone National R I S S ne 399 e to D Forest Cottonwood A Lake Wildlife Refuge ows d ll l G Adam Ye 287 Reservoir I u BOZEMAN Missouri River E N o Wilsall Wilsall Pk 191 R Crazy Pk Worden to Butte, MT B S 10581’ Rapelje 11209’ Glasston Missouri R 69 Headwaters Trident Sedan Lake Shepherd Whitehall A Halfbreed 3 Pompeys Pillar Logan N National 522 Ballantine G Wildlife Lewis Manhattan Clyde Park 478 Refuge BOZEMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE E & Clark 287 Three Huntley 55 Caverns Big Timber 302 Billings 2000 Commerce Way 41 Cardwell 2 Belgrade Molt Forks Madison Bozeman Yellowstone 89 Billings Logan La r er • Willow Buffalo e International Airport (BZN) iv International Airport (BIL) 406.586.5421 800.228.4224 Jefferson v R 306 Hood i Jump ne Creek R Bridger Bowl to 401 Island 359 ows [email protected] n Springdale ll Silver Amsterdam i Ye Greycliff Waterloo t Grannis 532 Star a Greycliff 532 l Bozeman Reed Point r Churchill l e Harrison Prairie Dog bozemancvb.com Willow a iv 288 Town R T Creek G Livingston 283 Madison River Laurel 41 n A Pony 295 o Reservoir McLeod s B 84 to Casper, WY r 295 k e Cataract Bozeman 416 e f A COLUMBUS f Res Hot Springs e e C 287 r and Rapid City, SD J Hollowtop 345 Columbus C C Paradise Valley Mtn 10604’ Gallatin r Twin O Norris Scenic Drive er 78 Park City o Gateway iv y Norris Hot Springs R r Bridges R ter STILLWATER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Lee Metcalf 540 llwa Silesia P O 191 Gallatin Custer Sti Crow Indian Reservation 418 Wilderness Canyon E Absarokee Loop • O 420 Rockvale 565 N. 9th St., Suite 1A 406.322.4505 287 Scenic G Scenic Drive T Hyalite Y Pine Absarokee Drive r Gallatin Joliet M Reservoir N E Creek e Beehive Madison Dam v [email protected] L i Sheridan T A McAllister L Fishtail N Ennis R Edgar R Cooney r r National S A Boyd e stillwatercountychamber.com Lake e Nye 419 Reservoir v V 419 k i d r E Blaze Mtn N l Pryor R k o I u Emigrant e n Nevada G 10384’ Forest F r Pray o Fromberg T e o r s Laurin B h Mt Cowen N Roberts City Ennis E C k g A i S 11206’ r L A Roscoe k B I a 313 COOKE CITY/SILVER GATE/COLTER PASS 287 Jeffers l Alder L B c Big Sky Resort D R E o C Yellowtail Dam A A P A Mt Wood R R G Chico Hot R 212 Ruby Virginia R 12320’ Y Fort A T Bridger M Springs Mt Douglas O Dam 249 A O R Bighorn Smith City K 11298’ O COOKE CITY/SILVER GATE VISITOR CENTER A P T 78 M Lake O Mystic Lake O Ruby D H Red U r Big Sky Dailey R 72 N & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I R River e Absaroka-Beartooth A T A 357 v Cameron S A Alpine Big Pryor Mtn I i Ramshorn Lake N N S Reservoir O S G Lodge • R Pk 10289’ Wilderness E Red Lodge 8786’ 206 W. Main St. 406.838.2495 Miner B N Custer n Mountain 310 A E. Rosebud R o s R Gallatin i Corwin Springs [email protected] u Devil’s Granite Pk. 12799’ Lake Beartooth Highway b k Bearcreek d 287 y A Highest Point in Montana Belfry e a Slide Scenic Drive National Bighorn R e N Canyon National cookecitychamber.org iv M Petrified Forest Jardine r Fossil Lake Pryor Mountain e C Forest Recreation Area r Beaverhead- G Wild Horse Range h E Silver Cooke City Monument Gardiner g Warren E Beartooth Pass 10947’ u MONTANA Mtn 10056’ Roosevelt Arch lo Gate Closed in winter G Deerlodge GARDINER E S N G 191 G Beartooth WYOMING A Mammoth A NORTH ENTRANCE Hogback N National Lee Metcalf All-American Road Mtn L Yellowstone NORTHEAST R A Hot Springs 212 10572’ Madison L National Park ENTRANCE Elk Basin Frannie Wilderness WYOMING R Petrified Tree GARDINER VISITOR CENTER A Mammoth Hot Scenic Drive Forest Canyon T Springs Terraces Clark S Earthquake T Cowley Y Quake Lake Deaver • Area Tower-Roosevelt 295 216 Park St. 406.848.7971 E I L Tower Fall L Hebgen N R Wade L Lovell E C Lake A 120 294 [email protected] Lake Obsidian R M V Cliff A W 287 Byron A A R Roaring V 296 310 14A visitgardinermt.com O R A L Garland G Cliff Lake 87 N Mountain L E Y to Cody, WY N G Canyon S Hidden Norris Lake E Geyser Village GRAND CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE LIVINGSTON Lima Lower Elk Basin Reservoir Red Rock L. 20 Norris YELLOWSTONE FALLS Lake HAYDEN VALLEY Swan Lake Yellowstone Madison Artist Paintpots La er WYOMING R iver Henry’s Airport mar Riv ed Rock R Lake SULPHUR LIVINGSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Monida 509 (WYS) West Gibbon Falls CALDRON MONTANA Mud Volcano & VISITOR CENTER Lakeview Mt Jefferson Yellowstone Lower Lake 10203’ Geyser Fishing Bridge 303 E. Park St. • 406.222.0850 Big WEST ENTRANCE Basin Fountain Village Paint Pot IDAHO Springs West [email protected] Upper Macks Inn Geyser Thumb Map Symbols and Other Features Targhee National Forest Basin discoverlivingston.com Island Park Yellowstone Reservoir Old Lake EAST ENTRANCE Island Park Faithful to Cody, WY Interstate Mountain Peak Canoe RED LODGE k IDAHO r Grant Village U.S. Highway Waterfall o Low-Impact, Family- F s Shoshone ’ Friendly Hiking Trail y Lake r Heart State Road Airport RED LODGE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE n Lewis Lake Lake e & VISITOR CENTER H Ski Resort Ice Climbing 191 Secondary Road 701 Broadway Ave. N. • 406.446.1718 IDAHO YELLOWSTONE 89 Continental Divide Hot Spring Bison Upper Lilypad Lake NATIONAL PARK [email protected] Mesa 287 Falls SOUTH ENTRANCE Scenic Drive Photo Opportunity Moose redlodge.com Warm River JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. Bear MEMORIAL PARKWAY Dam Camping Enlarged Area Ashton THREE FORKS Lewis and Clark’s Trail Guest Ranch Elk Jackson Montana State Park Motorized Boating Bighorn Sheep THREE FORKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Lake Colter Bay MONTANA Visitor Center (Open Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend) Entrance to Yellowstone E Jackson Lake G 110 N. Main St. • 406.285.4753 IDAHO National Park N Junction WYOMING [email protected] A R GRAND TETON threeforksmontana.com N Community Activities O NATIONAL PARK T Jenny Lake E Visitor Center WEST YELLOWSTONE T Hiking Museum Downhill Skiing & Snowboarding Fishing Golfing River Nordic Skiing nake Mountain Biking Bird Watching WEST YELLOWSTONE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE S Dog Sledding & VISITOR CENTER Horseback Riding Rock Climbing 30 Yellowstone Ave. • 406.646.7701 Jackson Sleigh Rides Hole Canoeing Ice Climbing [email protected] Snowcoach Tours destinationyellowstone.com Whitewater Rafting Zip Lining Snowmobiling Printed in Montana for free distribution. Farmers Market ATV Indicates free Wi-Fi Take the scenic route. Let our rivers wind their way in and our mountains grab hold. Be charmed by our towns. Get lost for a little The Yellowstone you haven’t seen yet. while, in a place you’ll (happily) never really return from. Boldly go in the direction of a life well lived. Your thirst for adventure—for the unknown and all that comes with it—will be more than quenched. Explore the unexpected. Because pictures are one thing. But well-told tales about undiscovered places are even better. It’s time to go. Learn more at visityellowstonecountry.com, or call us. Our travel team is waiting to answer questions at 1.800.736.5276. Paradise Valley, Montana Scenic Drives You’ll be hard pressed to find a road in Yellowstone Country that isn’t scenic.
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