Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 406-446-1370;
www.carboncountydepotgallery.org
; 11 West 8th St; 10am-5pm
Tue-Sat)
The old railroad depot on Eighth St, one block west of Broadway Ave, is where
local artists exhibit painting, sculpture and mixed media.
Montana Candy Emporium
(7 S Broadway; )
If you are old enough to remember cowtails and bubblegum cigar-
ettes, or simply have a sweet tooth for taffy and chocolate truffles, you'll love this old-
style candy store. It's worth setting aside a few hours for browsing the other shops and
galleries along Broadway Ave.
HISTORIC BUILDING
Activities
Hiking
A mile south of Red Lodge, just north of the Beartooth Ranger District Office, West Fork
Rd turns southwest off US 212 and continues for a bumpy 12 miles up West Fork Creek.
Trailheads along the road offer good hikes, including the
Timberline Lake Trail
, (4½
miles, elevation gain 2000ft) and
Basin Lakes National Recreation Trail
(trail 61, 7.4
miles return, elevation gain 2000ft). Much of the upper valley was scarred by wildfires in
2008. Nearby
Wild Bill Lake
is a wheelchair-accessible trail to a lake with accessible
fishing. The valley has two USFS campgrounds: Basin and Cascade.
A rugged option further south is the short but strenuous 3.2-mile return trail to
Glacier
Lake
, hidden high up in a glacial valley. Hikers have the option of continuing another
mile to Little Glacier and Emerald Lakes. Glacier Lake is clearly visible from the Bear-
tooth Hwy. The trailhead is 8 miles southwest of Limber Pine Campground on rough
gravel Rock Creek Rd (Forestry Rd No 421). You need fairly high clearage to attempt this
road.
The
Lake Fork Trail
accessed from the end of Lake Fork Rd (turn off right about 2
miles before Parkside Campground) offers excellent longer day hikes to Lost Lake (5
miles one way) and 1.5 miles further to Keyser Brown Lake.
For a rugged overnighter or three-day trek, continue over the 11,037 ft
Sundance Pass
into the upper West Fork Valley (21 miles). The pass is only open from mid-July and
you'll need to arrange a car shuttle between the two valleys.
Winter Sports
Red Lodge Mountain
SNOW SPORTS
