Regions

Regions of Montana

Where to go in Montana, broken down by region so you can decide where to base yourself.

Mountains and valley in Glacier Country, northwest Montana

Glacier Country

Northwest Montana: Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, Whitefish, and the densest run of mountain scenery in the state.

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The Yellowstone River and mountains of Paradise Valley below Emigrant Peak in southern Montana

Yellowstone Country

South-central Montana and the north gateway to Yellowstone: Bozeman, Big Sky, the Paradise Valley, and blue-ribbon trout rivers.

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Mountain scenery in southwest Montana near the Bridger and Tobacco Root ranges

Southwest Montana

Gold-rush history and big trout water: Butte, Helena, Dillon, Bannack and the ghost towns, the Big Hole and Beaverhead rivers, and the Missouri headwaters at Three Forks.

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Plains and buttes of Central Montana

Central Montana

The transition from mountains to plains: Great Falls and the Missouri River, the Rocky Mountain Front, Lewistown, and Charlie Russell and Lewis and Clark history.

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Eroded badlands and pine-dotted buttes of Makoshika State Park in southeast Montana

Southeast Montana

Big-sky plains, Billings, Little Bighorn Battlefield, and badlands country.

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White cliffs along the Wild and Scenic Missouri River in northern Montana

Missouri River Country

The remote northeast: prairie, the Fort Peck reservoir, and the Missouri Breaks.

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