Mountain recreation at its best. If you enjoy hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, photography, or just relaxing as the alpine days drift by. Montana is the place to be. The world's finest trout streams, ski resorts, and wilderness areas are all close by. You will have easy access to many mountain wonders, including Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks. The recreational possibilities are endless!

The fishing around deer lodge arguably ranks with that of the best waters in the state. Native cutthroat, rainbow, and brown trout provide excellent fishing in the Clark Fork and Little Blackfoot rivers, as well as in many nearby mountain lakes and streams. There is enough variety in the waters to match the chosen methods of any angler.

The area's scenic beauty attracts hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, artists, photographers, bird watchers, hunters, and anglers. A favorite side trip is a leisurely drive along the twenty-eight-mile self-guided Circle Tour east of town. The unpaved road is rough in places, but suitable for automobile travel. The majestic scenic vistas of the valley make the trip worthwhile, and depending on the day, you might see elk, deer, antelope, and wild turkeys and other birds. Informational signs highlight the geology, plants, animals, and history of the valley. The basic tour, with brief stops, take an hour and a half. If you plan to take short walks, detours, or have a picnic along the way, allow at least four hours.

If you enjoy bird watching, take binoculars and cameras for a visit to the waterfowl refuge, or drive along the east side of Warm Springs Ponds to watch the action in the blue heron rookery, the osprey nest, or watch the countless species of ducks and geese.

The history of the open range cattle era is preserved at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. No matter how often you visit, there is always something interesting: watch the blacksmith at work, visit with the chuckwagon cook, look at the original furnishings in the historic ranch house. Kids can play frontier-era games, and hay is harvested and stacked in July, using teams of draft horses and a beaverslide.

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