Montana Holidays Outdoors

Steve McGann

My favorite Christmas ornament is a pine cone. It is fitted with a little eye screw and strung on a faded old ribbon. My Mother sent it to me as the wrapping for a present years ago. She included a description typed on her old Underwood, taped to the…

Winter Camping Deserves A Spot in the Sun

Joseph Montalbano

Camping in winter is a physically demanding task. It’s a test of physical ability to get anything done in hostile conditions, when the difference between being prepared or unprepared is crucial, and making one too many mistakes can mean heading…

The ICE is Calling

Phil Knight

As the sun slips lower with each passing day, we Montanans enter the Season of Ice. It starts as a thin skin on puddles and frost on the roof. You have to start scraping your windshield every morning.  Before long, the dropping temperature…

Take a Montana Drive This Fall

Steve McGann

Before I lived in Montana, the most vivid recurring image I had of what it would be like involved driving. My mind-picture was of an old bench seat pickup, slowly moving up a long hill on a gravel road through a grassy meadow. There were a couple of…

Recreation Events

Yoga

Every Tuesday until Aug. 29, 12:15pm; Every Tuesday until Oct. 31, 12:15pm; Every Tuesday until Dec. 26, 12:15-1pm; Every Tuesday until Dec. 17, 12:15pm; Every Tuesday until Dec. 30, 12:15pm; Every Tuesday until Jan. 27, 12:15-1pm; Every Tuesday until Feb. 2 2027, 12:15-1pm

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

Gyrokinesis - An Introduction

Every Thursday until Oct. 30, 12:15-1pm; Every Thursday until Nov. 20, 12:15-1pm; Every Thursday until Dec. 18, 12:15-1pm; Every Thursday until Feb. 26, 12:15-1pm; Every Thursday until Feb. 4 2027, 12:15-1pm

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Discover the joy of movement in this gentle, seated class led by certified instructor Erin Groth, and designed to support spinal health, body awareness, and overall well-being.

Game Night Live Trivia

Every Tuesday until Dec. 29, 6-8pm

Outlaw Brewing 2876 N 27th, Bozeman

Our games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win prizes!

Way to Grow! Houseplant Basics

Sat. Sep. 26 1-2pm

Phoenix Garden Center 1770 Cobb Hill Road, Bozeman

FREE class about indoor plant care! Perfect information session for beginning & intermediate plant parents. Get hot tips to keep your house plants healthy & happy!

BPS Ghost Walking Tours

Fri. Sep. 11 8-11pm

Court Hours Corner of 3rd and Main Street, Bozeman

Join Bozeman Paranormal on our annual ghost walking tours. learn about the colorful haunted history of Bozeman.

Show and Tell

Fri. Sep. 4 7-9pm

Studio Wheelhouse 10 Evergreen Dr Ste B, Bozeman

Join The Bozeman Poetry Collective for show and tell. Bring your poems, paintings, songs, a new recipe, a cool rock you found! This is our most open format open mic. See you there!

Regional Campgrounds

Battle Ridge Campground

22 miles NE of Bozeman on MT 86

A campground in the Bridger Mountains area on the Bozeman district.

Greek Creek Campground

11 miles N of Big Sky on US 191

A campground in the Gallatin Canyon on Bozeman District.

Montana Ski Resorts

Bridger Bowl

15795 Bridger Canyon Road, Bozeman

Bridger Bowl is a private non-profit community ski area located 16 miles north of Bozeman, Montana…

Lost Trail Powder Mountain

Conner

Offers affordable family skiing in the Rocky Mountains. Located at the top of Lost Trail Pass, at the head of Montana's Bitterroot Valley.

MT Smokehouse

50 Big Sky Resort Road, Big Sky

A walk-up shack with picnic tables for outside eating that serves Montana-made Burgers, Chicken sandwiches, pulled pork and BBQ brisket and kid friendly foods. Open during ski season.