This is a list of towns along the Yellowstone Trail in Montana. They are arranged from east to west. Mileages are from Minneapolis as recorded in the 1920's and are listed here as an approximate indication of modern distances. Added to this list will be information about historic buildings, bridges, and sites. [The Mile-by-Mile pages are just being developed (Spring 2005) and will contain minimal information for some time.]
NORTH DAKOTA STATE LINE
662 Baker Mont.
Fallon County Fair
Fallon Co.? Museum
Steer Montana 723 South Main
676 Plevna
686 Westmore
694 Ismay
711 Mildred
781 Fallon
741 Terry
Prairie Co. Museum
Prairie County Fair
785 Miles City
Range Rider’s Museum and Bert Clark Gun Collection
Eastern Montana Fair
788 Fort Keogh
808 Hathaway
821 Rosebud
833 Forsyth
848 Finch
864 Sanders
861 Hysham
867 Meyers
886 Custer
Custer Battlefield Museum Garryowen, MT South of Hardin
908 Pompey's Pillar
918 Worden
926 Huntley
Huntley Project of Irrigated Agriculture in Huntley 770 Hwy 312 348-2533 The Huntley Project Museum was started by local farmers and ranchers and is comprised of a collection of eighteen buildings from the 1907 Huntley Project homestead era, including a doctor's office, tarpaper shacks, a school, an ice house, its own brood of traditional-breed hens, and a new, large, exhibition facility. All this is adjacent to the Montana State University Southern Agricultural Experiment Station, with the barns and buildings that started out a hundred years ago as the Demonstration Farm for the Irrigation Project, publishing results and advice about how to produce the best crons and livestock for this area. The rich history of the local food industry in the Huntley area is told through the museum's many agricultural and domestic exhibits, equipment, and buildings. Paul Daniels, Museum Director
948 Billings
Downtown Billings' Northern Hotel built 1942. [Montana Magazine, Nov/Dec 2005, p13]
George Henry’s Restaurant
Oscar’s Dreamland -- Closed
Western Heritage Center
Muggins Taylor??
Moss Mansion
Parmly-Billings Library
Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum
Montanafair
Summerfair
Indian Caves State Park -- Ancient Pictographs of prehistoric hunters. About six miles south on Coburn Rd.
Statues for the Proletariat: 1144 Broadwater Ave Various steel scuptures.
866 Mossman
968 Laurel
907 Park City
986 Columbus
Museum of the Beartooths
996 Springtime
1010 Reed Point
Hotel Montana B&B -- The bottom floor is a complete and authentic old west saloon and diningroom. Upstairs are 5 restored bedrooms
See the annual "Running of the Sheep"
1024 Grey Cliff
1085 Big Timber
Grand Hotel -- Built 1890. Upscale rooms and restaurant. Downtown. [Montana Magazine, Nov/Dec 2005, p13]
1962 Hunters Hot Sprgs.
X Livingston
Park County Museum
Depot Center Museum
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SPUR TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
From the 1913 Tour Book Montana,Montana State Automobile Association, p.83: Very good road at all times. "Road Conditions: Gravel and disintegrated granite makes this one of Montana's best highways. Thousands of dollars were spent in improving this road during the past year. The Park County Automobile Club of Livingston is a live organization."
This 1913 route became known as Yellowstone Trail Road and remains so named today. The main highway moved about over the years, including various routes on the east side of Yellowstone River, and it is presumed that the route of the YT moved accordingly at the time, but this western route was first, was primary, and still retains the name.
0 Livingston
24 Emigrant
56 Gardiner
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1093 Bozeman Pass . Elev.
1097 Bozeman
Lindley House (B&B)
Torch & Toes Bed & Breakfast
Museum of the Rockies
Gallatin County Pioneer Museum
American Computer Museum
South Wilson Historic District
?? Gallatin Gateway
Gallatin Gateway Inn -- The restored (1980's) Gallatin Gateway Inn opened in 1927 and continues in its tradition of hostingfestive locat affairs, as well as attracting visitors travelling to or from Yellowstone. [Montana Magazine, Nov/Dec 2005, p9]
1107 Belgrade
1118 Central Par}
1117 Manhattan
Big Sky Carvers
1128 Logan
1130 Three Forks
Sacajawea Inn (Restaurant & Hotel) 1910. Served railroadersfor decades. [Montana Magazine, Nov/Dec 2005, p13]
Headwaters Heritage Museum
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Montana's State Parks - Parker Homestead (Information from http://fwp.state.mt.us/parks/parksreport.asp?mapnum=23)
This small, one-acre park preserves a simple sod-roofed log cabin built in the early 1900s. Pioneers across Montana accepted the hardships, limits, and opportunities of such frontier homes. Step into one family’s past. The site offers great photo opportunities and a quick visit to our past. How to get there: 8 miles west of Three Forks on Montana 2.
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1137 Willow Creek
The initial 1867 survey pointfor the state of montana is located on Old Yellowstone Trail a few miles south of Willow Creek. There is a historic marker. From http://visitmt.com.
1165 Jefferson Island
1166 Cardwell
1195 Pipestone Pass (Continental Divide Elev. 6,495 49
1174 Whitehall
1209 Butte
Our Lady Of The Rockies 3100 Harrison Ave
Berkeley Pit 200 Shields Ave.
The Finlen Hotel, opened in 1924 during Butte's heyday. It is gradually being restored. [Montana Magazine, Nov/Dec 2005, p13]
Arts Chateau
M&M Bar and Restaurant -- Nat Hist Reg
Pekin Noodle Parlor -- early 1900's
Rarus Railroad Railroad carried ore to Anaconda, then contaminated dirt to the settling ponds. Now runs the Copper King Express for tourists. Weekends, late May to September. www.CopperKingExpress.com
1213 Rocker
-- Anaconda (Anaconda is just off the YT)
The Big Stack
Montana Hotel
Washoe Theater
See Butte, Rarus Railroad
1234 Warm Springs
1251 Deer Lodge http://www.pcmaf.org/
Frontier Montana Museum
Old Montana Prison
Yesterday’s Playthings Doll and Toy Museum
Montana Law Enforcement Museum
Powell Co. Museum
Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS www.nps.gov/grko/
Western Heritage Days
Ranger Station 91 N. Frontage
1262 Garrison
1284 Drummond
Montana Mule Days, June 10-12, 2005
Drummond PRCA Rodeo, July 10, 2005
Antique Tractor Show and Art in the Park, October 1, 2005
Bearmouth
Garnet Ghost Town, 10 miles north.
1312 Bonita
1321 Clinton
Testicle Festival Rock Creek - Clinton Directions: I-90 Exit 126 Clinton, 15 miles east of Missoula
1332 Bonner
1339 Missoula
The Depot (Restaurants)
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
Smokejumpers’ Base Aerial Fire Depot
Western Montana Fair
1356 Frenchtown
1361 Huson
Nine Mile Remount Depot and Ranger Station
1365 Nine Mile
1371 Alberton
Montana Hotel (Historic Inn)
1402 Superior
1417 St. Regis
1425 Camel's Hump Elev.
1428 Cabin City
1430 Henderson
1433 Deborgia
Hotel Albert Bed & Breakfast
1436 U. S. Nursery
1448 Saltese
1448 Taft, Mont.
Randolph Creek Road heads north and then west to Mullan, Idaho. It is the original route of the Yellowstone Trail, until Lookout Pass road was opened around 1922. This route is a great drive today.
1458 Lookout Pass (Bitterrroot Elev. 4,738 feet
A popular ski area. The YT was rerouted here in around 1922. I-90 has obliterated much of the YT route. Just east of the pass is a remnant of the Trail, still called Yellowstone Trail.
IDAHO STATE LINE