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Livingston
Area Chamber of Commerce
Surrounded
by four majestic mountain ranges, Park County offers a beautiful natural setting
for relaxation and recreation along the legendary Yellowstone River. The quaint
and quiet town of Livingston is steeped in the history of Lewis & Clark,
Calamity Jane and Yellowstone National Park.
Bozeman
Area Chamber of Commerce
Bozeman
is the place to be for that small town feel with big city amenities. The perfect
place to do everything or nothing at all.
Montana
Official State Travel Information Site
Online Resources
for Livingston and Park County Montana.
Livingston
and Park County Montana
Online
Resources for Livingston and Park County Montana.
Lewis
and Clark Trail
Much of
the Montana landscape that Lewis & Clark crossed remains unchanged. From
river canyons to mountain meadows. Montana's rivers and highways flow past
scores of landmarks related to the expedition.
Livingston
Located
between the Gallatin and Crazy Mountain ranges and surrounded by the Absaroka-Beartooth
Wilderness Area, the town of Livingston is nestled along the free flowing
Yellowstone River.
The
Summit Lighthouse Webcam of Electric Peak
Electric
Peak is located 7 miles northwest of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National
Park, at 10,992 feet -- the sixth tallest peak in Yellowstone Park.
Virginia
City
This section
of Gold West Country offers many opportunities to relive the adventure of
gold rush days. Many of the towns were founded during that famous era and
are rich with history and lore.
Paradise
Valley Montana
Montana
calls itself ‘Big Sky’ country, and it’s not joking. This
much blue can leave you feeling a little agoraphobic.
Weather
Weather Underground - Livingston
National Weather Service- LivingstonParadise Valley Transportation
Gallatin
Field Airport
Southwest
Montana's Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) is located in the heart of the beautiful
Gallatin Valley. Whether your travel involves the business centers of Bozeman,
Belgrade and Livingston, education at Montana State University or the recreation
areas of Yellowstone National Park, Big Sky Ski and Summer Resort, Moonlight
Basin, and Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Gallatin Field can provide all of your southwest
Montana air transportation needs.
Carisch
Helicopters
Carisch
Helicopter service provides 2 Bell 206BIII Jetranger Helicopters for charter,
sling load, seismic support, sightseeing, photo, film, fire fighting, search
and rescue survey and air taxi.
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Classic
Limo
Classic Limo provides
convenient, personalized and luxurious transportation allowing you and your
group to focus on enjoying beautiful Big Sky Country.
www.classiclimo-bzn.com/
Paradise Valley Restaurants
Restaurants
in Paradise
Livingston
and Park County are home to MANY wonderful eating establishments. From the
taste of San Francisco to a buffalo burger, Paradise dining will delight your
culinary palette and pocketbook. Fine wines, locals and celebrities and just
good food await you in Paradise.
Livingston,
MT Restaurants
Livingston
and Park County are home to MANY wonderful eating establishments. From the
taste of San Francisco to a buffalo burger, Paradise dining will delight your
culinary palette and pocketbook. Fine wines, locals and celebrities and just
good food await you in Paradise.
Paradise Valley Sightseeing, Touring and Attractions
Yellowstone
National Park
In 1872,
President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law declaring that Yellowstone would forever
be "dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for
the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
Paradise
Valley
Appropriately
named, this region is a paradise to Montana and to the Rocky Mountains. Bounded
by the majestic Absaroka-Beartooth mountains on the east, the Gallatin Range
on the west, the valley follows the meandering waters of the Yellowstone River.
Gallatin
National Forest
With its
snow-covered mountain peaks and internationally known “blue ribbon”
trout streams, the Gallatin National Forest is a popular recreation area in
Montana’s Northern Rockies.
Yellowstone
Gateway Museum of Park County
The Yellowstone
Gateway Museum of Park County is home to an extensive collection of artifacts
and exhibits featuring Park County, Yellowstone Park, Railroad, Pioneer, and
Old West History.
Museum
of the Rockies
The Museum of the Rockies believes that we
need to safeguard the objects from our past that tell the stories of this
remarkable place, those that remind us who we are and where we came from.
Fly
Fishing Discovery Center
The Fly
Fishing Discovery Center (FFDC) is the museum and education center owned by
the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF).
Guides and Outfitters
Bear
Paw Outfitters
Our base
of operations is located 40 miles north of the north entrance to Yellowstone
Park on scenic highway 540 East River Road the original historic highway to
Yellowstone National Park and 8 miles south of Livingston, Montana in the
Paradise Valley.
www.bearpawoutfittersmt.com/
Big
Sky Flies and Guides Outfitting Co.
We are
the premier Paradise Valley flyfishing outfitter.
www.bigskyflies.com/
Montana
Guide Service
We offer
horseback rides and hikes to hidden ghost towns. Go trout fishing or rafting
on the Yellowstone River. Relax on a wilderness pack trip or canoe on a secluded
lake.
www.montanaguide.com/
Yellowstone
Flyfisher
Incredible
aquatic diversity, quality, and opportunity sit at your doorstep in the Paradise
Valley. Situated at the foot of the Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, the area
is home to many of the world's finest streams, rivers, and lakes.
www.yelflyfish.com/
Montana
Whitewater
Check out
the best rafting in the Yellowstone-Teton area!
www.montanawhitewater.com/
Yellowstone
Raft Company
Rafting
a wild Montana river will be the highlight of your family vacation in the
Yellowstone Park area. The Yellowstone Raft Company pioneered white water
rafting on the Yellowstone River.
www.yellowstoneraft.com/
Paradise Valley Outdoor Activities
Ski
Bridger
Bowl
Bridger Bowl is flanked by two large bowls to the North
and South. Most of the ski area offers wide open terrain with a variety of
landscapes including long slopes, glades, chutes, gullies in addition to other
smaller bowls.
Moonlight
Basin
Southwest Montana's premiere 4-season resort, offering amenities and activities
for everyone in the family!
Golf
Livingston
Golf & Country Club
The 9-hole
"Livingston" course at the Livingston Golf & Country Club facility
in Livingston, Montana features 3,128 yards of golf from the longest tees
for a par of 36.
Cottonwood
Hills Golf Course
The 18-hole
"Cottonwood Hills" course at the Cottonwood Hills Golf Course facility
in Bozeman, Montana features 6,751 yards of golf from the longest tees for
a par of 70.
Fishing
Fly
Fishing The Gallatin River
Rainbows, cutthroats, and browns all make up the population
of trout in these waters. Yellowstone National Park gives birth to the Gallatin
just inside the northwest boundary.
Fly
Fishing The Yellowstone River
Beautiful rivers, canyons, waterfalls, geysers
and mountains are some of the attractions to this area making it one of the
most spectacular portions of the United States.
Paradise Valley Events
The Arts in the Paradise Valley Area
Performing Arts
Montana
Ballet Company
Nowhere
else in America can you pursue a summer ballet experience that is unsurpassed
in excellent training and opportunities, and still be within 10 minutes of
world-famous hiking and "Big Sky" gazing.
Blue
Slipper Theatre
The Blue
Slipper Theatre continues its tradition of offering the best in community
theater as it has for forty years. The Blue Slipper, located in the heart
of Livingston, Montana’s historic downtown district, produces four or
five full-length productions each season, with a variety of comedic and dramatic
selections included in the annual lineup.
The
Firehouse 5
Located
between the Paradise Valley and the Crazy Mountains, fifty miles north of
Yellowstone National Park, the Firehouse 5 has presented high-quality live
Broadway musicals to Livingston, Bozeman, and Southwestern Montana for 15
years.
Museums
C.M.
Russell Museum
The
mission of the C.M. Russell Museum is to collect, preserve, research, and
interpret the art and life of Charles M. Russell; the art and life of his
contemporaries; and the art of preceding and ensuring generations that depict
and focus on the culture, life, and country of Russell’s West.