Elizabeth & Clayton
Things To Do
Sacajawea Peak Trail
This is our favorite hike in the area, by far! It's short (~4 miles round-trip) with ~1,900' of elevation gain, making it moderately difficult. The road to the trail head is a little gnarly, but any car with decent clearance can make it. The geology is unrivaled. You'll walk the entire Cretaceous-Devonian section and see some spectacular compressional structural features.
Area Day Hikes
We could name hundreds of day hikes in the region, but rather than painstakingly describe them ourselves this website does a fantastic job on its own.
Fly Fishing
The Gallatin Valley is home to some of the best fly fishing in the country and September is one of the best times of the year to take advantage of it. A day on any of the rivers around Three Forks would be hard to beat!
Missouri Headwaters State Park
Not only does it mark the headwaters of the mighty Missouri River, Lewis and Clark camped here on their way west in 1805. Additionally, there are some fantastic exposures of the Mississippian Misson Canyon here.
Museum of the Rockies
This museum is a great place to learn about Montana history on both the geologic and human time scales. They've got a great dinosaur exhibit!
Lewis and Clark Caverns
This cave system is spectacular and has a very interesting history. Definitely worth checking out- last day to visit in 2019 is September 30th!
Yellowstone National Park
If you haven't been before this is a perfect time of year to go!