Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest: Butte Ranger Station - Butte, MT
N 45° 58.048 W 112° 30.828
12T E 382714 N 5091546
The Butte Ranger Station is one of nine in the Beaverhead - Deerlodge National Forest. General forest information is available, along with maps and current backcountry conditions. The building is shared with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Waymark Code: WM7TXV
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2009
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The largest of the national forests in Montana, it covers 3.35 million acres.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest offers wilderness trekking in the Anaconda-Pintler or Lee Metcalf wildernesses, driving the Gravelly Range Road or Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway, or camping in one of the 50 small to medium-sized campgrounds throughout the forests.
Winter outdoor recreationalists will find snowmobiling, cross-country skiing trails, as well as downhill skiing at Discovery, near Anaconda, and Maverick Mountain, near Dillon.
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and Nez Perce Historic Trail pass through the forest. Georgetown Lake offers winter and summer recreation near Philipsburg. At the ghost towns of Elkhorn, Granite and Coolidge, you can learn about Montana's boom and bust past of the gold rush. Sheepshead Recreation Area, north of Butte, offers picnicking and lake fishing, and is accessible for the disabled.
Butte Ranger District
Street & Mailing Address:
1820 Meadowlark
Butte, MT 59701
Phone:(406) 494-2147
Off Road Directions:
No off road directions needed. It is one block from Harrison Ave on a nice paved road.
Permits: no
Maps: yes
Public Restrooms: yes
Trail Conditions: yes
Website if it is available: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation: Weekdays 8:00am - 4:30pm
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Visit Instructions:
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