Places to Visit in Montana
Must-see places and ideas for day trips while staying at the Silver Bow Club.
Dig For Crystals in Crystal Park
Crystal Park - Dig For Crystals Pioneer Mountains, Montana Crystal Park is the perfect place to discover rockhounding as crystals are fairly easy to find and fun to dig for in [...]
Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge
Red Rocks Lakes National Wildlife Refuge The Centennial Valley lies along the Idaho-Montana border and in summer, is home to thousands of trumpeter swans. An easy day trip from the lodge, [...]
Canyon Creek Charcoal Kilns
Canyon Creek Charcoal Kilns Glendale, Montana Abandonned mining towns are common place in Southwest Montana. Ghost towns and rementants of mining and smelting activities stand empty, crumbling as the elements wear [...]
Easy Hikes
Easy Hikes Near the Silver Bow Club Hiking is a great way to experience Southwest Montana. At the ranch, guests enjoy our mile-long cart path which meanders along the river and [...]
Montana Wildflowers
Montana Wildflowers Big Hole Valley Wildflowers are easy to spot along the river, in mountainside meadows, and in the vast Montana forest. Their color gives them away. Take a break from [...]
Twin Bridges
Twin Bridges, Montana Here 3 Montana Blue Ribbon Trout streams, the Ruby, the Beaverhead, and the Big Hole, join and form the Jefferson River. The town is all about fly fishing. There [...]
Visit the Big Hole Battlefield
Big Hole Battlefield Wisdom, Montana Early on the morning of August 9, 1877, gunfire awakened a band of 800 Nez Perce. The battle, which lasted less than 48 hours, killed nearly 90 [...]
Coolidge Ghost Town
COOLIDGE GHOST TOWN Abandoned Silver Mine Silver was discovered near a pair of elk horns high in the Pioneer Mountains in 1872 by a man named Preston Sheldon. The area became known [...]
Bannack Ghost Town
BANNACK GHOST TOWN Gold was struck near Grasshopper Creek in 1862 and the fledgling town of Bannack, Montana was founded. Bannack was named for the nearby Bannock Indians, however, a mistake [...]
Pioneer Scenic Byway
Pioneer Scenic Byway Montana Scenic Route The Pioneer Scenic Byway is an easy-to-drive, scenic route which travels through the Pioneer Mountains in the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forest. 49 miles in length, [...]
Humbug Spires
Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area Just a short, 15-minute drive from the ranch you'll find the Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area. Popular with rock climbers, the primitive area has a unique [...]
Insider’s Guide
Top 5 Things To Do At The Silver Bow Club Insider's Guide When you think of a vacation at the Silver Bow Club, fly fishing or pheasant hunting pop into mind. [...]