Montana

Yellowstone National Park is only a short drive away from town, so you can certainly take a Yellowstone tour from Big Sky. The western border of the park is about 20 minutes away from Big Sky, although you’ll have to drive for around an hour before you reach a station where you can buy tickets. […]

The state name Montana comes from the Spanish word montaña, meaning “mountain”—a perfectly apt name for a region with some of the most gorgeous mountain views in the US. The mountain range you’ll be seeing on a Big Sky tour is the Madison Range, an 80-mile stretch of mountains running from Yellowstone to Bozeman. The […]

While most people visit Big Sky in the winter so they can ski on Lone Mountain, the town is just as gorgeous in the summertime. In fact, visiting during the summer can be a lot nicer as the melting snow opens up a ton of great places to hike and experience nature. You’ll also be […]

Take any Big Sky tour and it should be immediately obvious how Montana picked up the nickname “Big Sky Country.” While there are plenty of towering mountains in the background, most of Montana is relatively flat and open land. Montana is so flat, the locals joke, that you can watch your dog run away for […]

Big Sky is essentially a resort town, so it can be pretty expensive to visit. The town itself sits in a valley below Big Sky Resort, one of the largest ski resorts in the US. While the ski resort is a huge draw and well worth visiting, it’s also fairly pricey, and other accommodations in […]

The closest national park to Big Sky is Yellowstone, located only about an hour away from town. One of the most popular and well-known parks in the US, Yellowstone is an essential stop on any Big Sky tour.  Located right on the corners of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872, […]