West Yellowstone, Montana is the western gateway to the world’s first national park, Yellowstone. West Yellowstone nurtures the charm of small western town snuggled into a spectacular Rocky Mountain setting. West Yellowstone is the perfect vacation destination for the nature lover and outdoorsman. West Yellowstone has a wonderful sense of history and prides itself on the way they have taken care of Yellowstone Park visitors since Yellowstone Parks founding n 1872. With all that experience, West Yellowstone has the lodging, restaurants, and services to show its guests a real good time.

West Yellowstone is also the gateway to National Forests of the Greater Yellowstone Eco-systems western flank offering almost every activity imaginable nearby in every season.Golden aspen and cottonwood ushering the fall season to the sounds of bugling elk and the mood is relaxes as summer crowds depart. Wildlife comes out of hiding, elk bugle, and trout jump high for the last hatch (calabatis) of the season. Fall days around West Yellowstone are perfect for wildlife viewing, a guided float trip, hiking and biking, fall fishing and floating, and just plain relaxing.

Winter in West Yellowstone is spectacular and one of the best times to visit West Yellowstone and Yellowstone National Park. Getting around is a real adventure whether by ski, snowshoe, snowcoach or snowmobile. Snow fills the purposefully unplowed streets to better accommodate the snowmobiling visitors. Cross country skiers take over the Rendezvous Ski Trail, and over-the-snow vehicles like snowmobiles and snowcoaches head into Yellowstone where an incredible wintry wonderland awaits. Experienced guides offer their insights into the mysteries of Yellowstone in winter. And a day or days of activity outside of the Park in our “cold smoke” snow makes an adventurer out of every visitor. If your snowmobiling don’t miss out on the world-famous Two Top Mountain or the 600 miles of Montana and Idaho snowmobile trails. Environmentally clean and quiet snowmobiles or the more adept mountain machines are all here. Whether scenic winter wildlife and photography, snowmobile trail tours or extreme mountain powder riding is your thing we have it all for you - even if you are sled head or a sledneck!

In the spring, West Yellowstone is the expeditious route to see baby animals, bird migrations, and mountains bursting with wildflowers. Hebgen Lake and the Madison and Gallatin Rivers all come alive with the legendary hungry trout of the Madison, Gallatin and Henrys Fork Rivers. Warm days and crisp night make the perfect combination for any activity from birding to biking, horseback riding to hiking, wildlife viewing, photography, or just enjoying spring in the park.Summer brings an abundance of Yellowstone sights and sounds, activities, programs, and tours. Daily wildlife adventure and geyser gazing tours, or a backcountry hike, explore all that Yellowstone has to offer. Don’t miss the local rodeo, parades, plays and movies, rendezvous, museum and our “painted buffalo” that roam the streets.