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By Brian Kevin

With Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park in Bozeman's back yard, there's no shortage of fishing, paddling, hiking, and camping spots.
Trails ranging from easy to difficult are numerous in all elevations from 4,500 to over 10,000 feet. Try the Main Street to the Mountains trail system, which starts at various points throughout town and leads, you guessed it, to the mountains.
Numerous outfitters, resorts, and guest ranches offer horseback riding in the area surrounding Bozeman. Guided trail rides are the norm, though larger pack trips into the nearby mountains are also available.
Bozeman anglers looking for a short float on the lower Madison should put in at Beartrap Canyon, about 30 miles west of town on Highway 84. Fish the Madison in the early and late season, when cooler waters keep trout from getting lethargic.

Bozeman Travel Guide

A college town and tourism hot spot with a friendly, semi-bohemian vibe, Bozeman was first settled in the 1860s as a farming hub. Today, its cowboy edge has been mostly chipped away, revealing a sophisticated Western chic in the form of a vibrant downtown strip filled with independent shops and restaurants. The area bustles all year long—whatever the season, the locals are always out and about. The city has also become the unofficial capital of Montana environmental politics, with several nationally important nonprofits based here. Read More

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Hotels

Big EZ Lodge

7000 Beaver Creek Rd.
Big Sky, MT 59716 Map

Distance: 24.2 mi.
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Holiday Inn BOZEMAN

5 EAST BAXTER LANE
Bozeman, MT 59715 Map

Distance: 1.1 mi.
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Bozeman Backpackers Hostel

405 West Olive St.
Bozeman, MT 59715 Map

Distance: 0.3 mi.
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Attractions

Fly Fishing Discovery Center

215 E. Lewis St
Livingston, Montana

Distance: 23.2 mi. (from destination center)

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You'll find some 10,000 flies on display here, plus exhibits on the history of fly-fishing,... Read More

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Livingston Depot Center

200 W. Park St
Livingston, Montana

Distance: 23.0 mi. (from destination center)

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This is a beautifully restored 1902 Northern Pacific railway depot, built in handsome Italianate... Read More

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The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture

111 S. Grand Ave
Bozeman, Montana

Distance: 0.2 mi. (from destination center)

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Once a home for schoolchildren, this historic building (ca. 1918) was converted in 1993 into an... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Bozeman

	Distance (mi.)
Boise Air Terminal Gowen Field	293.8 map

Other Smaller Airports near Bozeman

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Bozeman Gallatin Field	9.0 map
West Yellowstone Yellowstone Airport	69.1 map
Lewistown Municipal Airport	120.8 map

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