Top Reasons to Visit

West Yellowstone Montana in the Fall

Fall brings spectacular scenery and the annual elk mating season (rut) where huge bull elk battle for their harems with eerie echoing bugles across wide valleys. Cooler fall temperatures create spectacular photo opportunities at Old Faithful and other geysers in Yellowstone Park. It's the best time of the year for mountain biking, road cycling, hiking, and photography in Yellowstone and the surrounding National Forests.

Spawning runs of big brown and battling rainbow trout from Hebgen Lake up the Madison, Gallatin, and Firehole Rivers make West Yellowstone the prime fishing destination each fall earning the title as one of the "Top 10 Trout Towns in America" by Forbes Magazine. Even a rainy fall day is fun with a visit to the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center. Meet the two wolf packs or different resident grizzly bears, observe the raptors, talk to a Naturalist, and check out the "Keeper Kids Program." Next door is the movie, "Yellowstone," playing daily at the Yellowstone Giant Screen Theater with a six story movie screen.

LODGING:

Whether you are looking to stay in a historic hotel, intimate bed & breakfast, cabin, or guest ranch West Yellowstone offers a wide variety of lodging options .

DINING:

There are so many restaurants in the West Yellowstone area, you're sure to find something to satisfy your every craving. Whether you are looking for good ol' home cookin' from the Old West, or regional specialties, like elk, bison, and trout, the possibilities are endless.

EVENTS:

Yellowstone Park Fee Free Day - September 24

Junior Smokejumpers Kid's program - through the end of September

West Yellowstone-Old Faithful Cycle Tour - October 8

Beer Fest in West - October 29

Click here for the full calendar of events.

For more information, or to plan your trip, visit DestinationYellowstone.com/fall

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