Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 406-646-7217;
www.paraderestranch.com
)
Nine miles from West Yellowstone, this
dude ranch offers horseback rides from one to four hours ($35 to $60 per personMonday
to Saturday), including sunset rides and corral rides for kids under seven. There are also
fun Western cookouts on a section of the old Bannock Trail overlooking Hebgen Lake on
Monday and Friday evenings (adult/child $35/15).
Lava Creek Adventures
Offline map
( 406-646-5145;
www.lavacreekadventures.com
; 433 Hwy 20)
Local expert offers
single or double kayak rental (from $49 per day) and wonderful guided sunset glides on
Hebgen Lake ($65 per person) that can be combined with park sightseeing trips.
KAYAKING
Winter
In November the world-class
Rendezvous Trail System
(
www.rendezvousskitrails.com
;
day pass $8)
becomes the training ground for US Olympic cross-country ski teams, with
30 miles of groomed skiing and skating trails. Grooming goes through March, when the
Rendezvous Marathon Ski Race draws hundreds of skiers. There are also special kids'
loops. For more information, visit Free Heel & Wheel.
Less developed but incredibly scenic, the
Riverside Trails
cut through 1.5 miles of fir
and pine to emerge on old National Park Service roads and other trails alongside the
Madison River. Catch a link to the trail on the east side of Boundary St between Madison
Ave and Firehole Ave.
Rangers lead free
snowshoe walks
from West Yellowstone's Chamber of Commerce
Information Center (1:30pm weekends).
Many of the hotels rent snowmobiles and offer good-value winter lodging and rental
packages. Guided snowmobile day tours to the park cost around $180 per person. Several
agencies rent snowmobiles for outside the park for $114 to $169 per day, including
Ren-
www.yellowstonevacations.com
;
415 Yellowstone Ave)
and
Two Top Snowmobile Rent-
800-522-7802;
www.twotopsnowmobile.com
; 645 Gibbon Ave)
.
Hellroaring Ski Adventures
( 406-570-4025;
www.skihellroaring.com
)
Powder hounds keen to get off the grid
should try the Centennial Mountains, 25 miles from West Yellowstone. From $200 per
person (in a group of up to four), you get a shuttle, guide, meals (take off $50 if you sup-
ply your own food), avalanche rescue equipment, climbing skins, hut accommodations
SNOW SPORTS
