Find Summer Recreation
Visiting Yellowstone's Lamar Valley
The most remote and arguably my favorite part of Yellowstone, conveniently also the most accessible from Red Lodge. Read More
Hiking: Custer National Forest
Two day hikes in the Beartooth Ranger District to Woodbine Falls and Mystic Lake. Read More
Itinerary: Weekend in Red Lodge
If you're looking to get away for a couple days, come spend some time in this quaint little mountain town. This sample itinerary offers ideas, tidbits, and links that will aid you in planning your weekend in Red Lodge, Montana. Read More
Yellowstone River Boat Float!
Every July, hundreds of people take to the water for the annual Yellowstone Boat Float. Floaters from all over come to celebrate summer and have a wild time. Read More
The Beartooth Nature Center - Wildlife Refuge
The BNC is a wonderful place to visit, where you can get an up-close lesson on wildlife. Read More
The Red Lodge area of Montana is an incredible outdoor summer vacation destination for the whole family in close proximity to Yellowstone National Park and several National Forests.
There’s quite an array of outdoor summer activities for you and your family to choose from when vacationing in the Red Lodge, Montana area.
Guides & Tours
If you'd like to learn a new sport, there are many guiding and outfitting companies who will allow you to learn new skills with your children. When deciding to hire a guide or outfitter, be sure to ask if the activity is appropriate for all age groups and skill levels.
Biking
Bicycling areas in the Red Lodge area include Highway 78, up the Ski Run/West Fork Road, West Rim Loop and various downtown historic trails between 2nd and 17th streets.
Fishing
Area rivers and lakes are an angler’s paradise near Red Lodge, Montana throughout the year.
Hiking & Backpacking
Short and easy day trails and extended backpack journeys are possible from trailheads within a few miles of Red Lodge and the Beartooth Highway.
Horseback Riding
The whole family can enjoy horseback riding in the Red Lodge, Montana area from May through September and experience travel like an early old West pioneer.
Horse Pack Trips
If your interests involved hunting and fishing, consider combine those activities with a horse pack trip and get to prime destinations in the Red Lodge area.
Whitewater Rafting
Stillwater River, Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone, and Rock Creek offer whitewater rafting with experienced local guides and outfitters ready to make your float a wild and wet but safe and successful adventure.
Scenic Float Trips
Those who want a leisurely float down Red Lodge area rivers won’t be disappointed. The Stillwater River has a range or water classes for skilled floaters to navigate.
Wagon Rides
Listen to the clomp of horse feet and enjoy a wagon ride through Red Lodge’s small town streets or in nearby Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness areas.
Hunting
Combine a horse pack trip or horseback ride with a guided hunting trip and seek Montana’s abundant elk, moose, mule deer, bison, white-tail deer, bear, and bighorn sheep.
Kayak & Canoe
Take a friend and enjoy splashing in the Stillwater River near Red Lodge, Montana.
Golf Courses
To get teed-off near Red Lodge, head to the 18-hole Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course.
Climbing
Climbers will enjoy the heights of Granite Peak and areas in Glacier National Park near Red Lodge.
Motorcycle Tours
Hog lovers will love the scenery along the Beartooth Highway as well as the popular, annual motorcycle rally and rodeo each summer.
Kids Summer Fun
- Montana is an excellent place for kids to develop a passion for the outdoors. There are unlimited opportunities to camp, hike, bike, horseback ride, canoe, river raft, fish, rock climb, and watch for wildlife and take pictures.
- Yellowstone National Park is a wonderful adventure for the whole family. With abundant wildlife and intriguing geysers, mud pots, hot springs, and waterfalls, everyone is sure to be fascinated.
