If You're NearbyMountainsSkiingHiking

Big Sky

One of America's largest ski resorts, below Lone Peak, with summer hiking and Yellowstone's west entrance an hour away.

Photo: Jim from Lexington, KY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Jan–Mar, Jul–Aug
Our full guide to Big Sky is being written. It's on the Rocky Mountains list as If You're Nearby.

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Must-See
Nature · National parks

Yellowstone

Wyoming, Montana and Idaho
About 65 miles away

Half the world's geysers, plus bison and wolves you can actually see.

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Must-See
Mountains · National parks

Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming
About 106 miles away

Jagged peaks rising straight out of lakes and meadows, just south of Yellowstone and easy to pair with it.

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Worth a Detour
Cities · Skiing

Bozeman

Montana
About 34 miles away

Montana's boom town, with dinosaurs at the Museum of the Rockies, a lively Main Street and the road to Yellowstone.

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Rocky Mountains

Geysers, glaciers and high peaks.

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