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This Epic Hike Through The Beartooth Mountains Leads To Amazing Sights

For a genuine, non-touristed, real Montana experience, you cannot beat Red Lodge and the Beartooths. The breathtaking Beartooth Mountains are the highest mountain range in Montana, and an abundance of phenomenal hiking trails leading to pristine alpine lakes, gorgeous plateaus, and stunning vistas. If you are looking to hike the Beartooth Mountains, consider spending your day with us! For more information or to book this activity, click here.

You can meet us at a designated trailhead (dependent on the length & difficulty level chosen) adjacent to the Beartooth Highway. We’ll communicate with you before your hike with specifics & directions. This is handy if you are coming from or continuing on to Cody, Cooke City, or Yellowstone.

We do the planning including picking the hiking trail based on your interests. We can do the driving for you so you can enjoy the views on the curvy yet exciting Beartooth Highway, considered American’s most scenic roads. We provide a knowledgeable guide who knows the hikes, the flora and fauna, and the history of the area. We provide a level of safety that is important when you are hiking at 10,000 feet in bear country. A guided hiking experience can be the difference between a good experience and a great experience. This is a full day hike and it costs $300.00, per group.


Join our engaging & skilled guides for a half-day hike in the stunning local Beartooth Mountains! Groups or individuals and options available for all ability levels. We will select a hike for you based on your interests, ability, and experience level as well as the time of year and trail conditions. Hikes are organized for private groups of one or more people on the date you select.

On top of the Beartooth Pass, it is common to see mountain goats and marmots. You may also spot black bears, grizzly bears, and wolves as well as deer, elk, moose, and coyotes. Our guides are comfortable hiking in the Beartooth Mountains and will be carrying bear spray. Your specific hike and trail location will be communicated with you after your booking. For more information or to book this activity, click here.


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Visit WIld Horse Island On An Unforgettable Boat Tour

Enjoy your private tour aboard our tritoon boat. There is comfortable seating and ample space to move around as well as easy access on and off the boat. Our boat also has a bimini cover, so you can have partial shade or full sun, your choice. Each or our tours are private and we cater to what you enjoy, we can do more cruising around, looking for wildlife, or you can spend more time on the island hiking or enjoying a picnic, you decide. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

We also offer Early Morning Explorer Tours, if you want a calm and quiet tour with cooler temps and less people. Or choose a Sunset Cruise and enjoy the glorious colors of the sun setting on our mountains. If none if these are what you are hoping for then contact us and we will create a fully custom tour just for you and can even include private dock pickup. This trip lasts about 4 hours and 30 minutes and costs $875.00.


Come aboard for an awe-inspiring adventure on Flathead Lake. Our Wild Horse Island State Park tour begins with a cruise around the beautiful coves of Rocky Point where you will enjoy the fresh Montana air, big blue sky and breathtaking views of the Mission Mountains, Salish Mountains and the peaks of Glacier National Park. We will beach our spacious pontoon boat for easy access to Wild Horse Island so that you can enjoy a leisurely hike filled with spectacular views and chances to see amazing wildlife like Wild Horses, Big Horn Sheep, Deer and more. We wait while you hike, so take as long as you like. When you get back, we will continue our tour exploring the islands and watch the sun go down casting beautiful colors on the mountains. You will be mystified by the reflections on the glasslike surface of the lake. We cater each tour to your interests and spend the time doing what you enjoy. Join us for a memorable tour on the crystal-clear waters of Flathead Lake. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Enjoy An Incredible Paddle And Hike In The Bitterroot Mountains

The Bitterroot National Forest is an incredibly beautiful and rugged place with amazing mountains and deep glacial canyons. The trails are not always well maintained, and often times seasonal creeks will deter folks who aren’t used to water crossings. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

This trip begins and ends at 2510 S Reserve St, in Missoula, Montana. We do not need to meet in Missoula. The meeting point is listed here so that this activity shows up as a “thing to do” in Missoula. The trailhead is approx 1 hr 20 min from here. The dirt forest roads can be narrow and rocky so please drive carefully! Please contact us for other trail options!!!!

You’ll be glad you brought a guide along! The hike and packraft float is an experience unique to Bitterroot Backpacking. You will not find any other guide or company providing this service! (And if you do, they probably found the idea here!)This trip takes about 6 hours and costs $180.00.


Embark on a 6 mile, (3 mile each way, 1200 ft of elevation gain) guided day hike up a glacially scoured canyon of the Bitterroot National Forest to a high elevation backcountry lake. At the lake, you’ll paddle around in inflatable packrafts as you take in the incredible scenery. While you paddle, your guide will prepare a backpacker-style lunch of Pad Thai, Pasta Primavera, or Beef Stroganoff.

Once you return to land, you’ll learn a bit about learn about cooking in the backcountry without leaving a trace. Then, you’ll pack up and head back to the trailhead the same way you hiked up. Packrafts, backpacks, trekking poles, bear spray, and safety equipment rentals are included in the price. One packraft setup (packraft, paddle, life vest) for each adult or youth ticket. Your guide carries two packraft setups and the rest are carried by other adults. Shar Trail Mix, Beef and Vegan Jerky, and Lara Bars are given to you in your snack bag! Your guide will also carry a water filter, so you can sip on some crisp, cool mountain creek water during your breaks! For more information or to book this activity, click here.


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See Multiple Waterfalls On This Epic Day Hike

On this trail, you walk alongside more waterfalls, cascades, and rapids than on any other Yellowstone day hike! The hike takes place in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park, all the way down in the southwest corner, not too far from the Bechler Ranger Station, where law enforcement rangers patrol on horseback rather than in SUVs! This epic hike begins and ends at 530 Targhee Pass Hwy, in West Yellowstone, Montana. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

We’ll drive through eastern Idaho to Cave Falls, on the Fall River, where we will park and take a stroll to the bottom of Yellowstone’s widest waterfall, before taking a trail alongside the Fall River towards Bechler Falls. The scenery is really stunning as we make our way to the confluence of the Fall and Bechler Rivers before cutting inland and climbing up an incline through a forest for a while. We’ll pick up the Bechler River again and continue to Bechler Falls. After exploring and admiring the views, we’ll return along the same trail. We’ll enjoy a sack lunch along the way or back at Cave Falls. This trip takes about 5 to 6 hours and costs $495.00.

Pickups take place at all hotels and Airbnbs in West Yellowstone. Please wait outside for a vehicle with USA Park Tours on the sides. If it is too cold to be outside, please wait somewhere inside where you can see our vehicle pull up. Guests can also meet us at our offices in West Yellowstone.

We will hike from Cave Falls to Bechler Falls, following first the Fall River and then the Bechler River, passing the confluence of the two rivers. We’ll walk up to Cave Falls before taking the trail to Bechler Falls. When we return, we may have a picnic here if we haven’t already had one on the trail. Bechler Falls is the end point of our hike. After making our way alongside the Fall River, we’ll then follow the Bechler River until we reach Bechler Falls. This is where we turn around to go back. We may enjoy a sack lunch here. For more information or to book this activity, click here.


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See Incredible Sights At Montana’s Flathead National Forest

Join us on a Private Guided Hiking Tour around our beautiful Flathead National Forest. This trip begins and ends at 541 Spokane Ave, in Whitefish, Montana. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

There are 2.4 acres to explore ranging from easy to expert in difficulty levels. Have a conversation with our team about your expectations and we’ll be glad to match a trail to your thoughts. This trip lasts about 1 to 4 hours and costs $375.00.

This is an exciting hiking adventure and you will see sights very few have seen before. Its also noteworthy to mention, that this trip has a perfect 5 star rating on Tripadvisor.

You’ll have the opportunity to cross numerous streams, gorgeous farmlands, and features very little vehicular traffic, while enjoying the stories from our knowledgeable guide. For more information or to book this activity, click here.


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