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Big Belt Mountains Cattle Drive


Big Belt Mountains Cattle Drive
Montana USA

Welcome to one of the great cattle drives of the West!  We are located in the mountains of southwestern Montana. If you look on a map and find Helena, you'll see a large lake called Canyon Ferry Lake. Our cattle drives wind through the Big Belt Mountains just east of Townsend.

These drives start out on the Missouri Valley floor at elevation around 4,000 feet. We trail east up the Big Belt Mountains and move the cattle through canyons with limestone rim rocks and across high ridges through Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine forests. Except when we are in the depths of the canyons, distant snowcapped mountains are always in view. The high ridges of the Big Belts go between 7,500 and 9,500 feet of elevation. During the drives, guests move between 400 and 1000 head of cattle. These cattle drives go right through the mountains. To give each guest the possibility to chase cattle we have a number of mini cattle drives going on within the large cattle drive. Along with the cattle drive, we have educational opportunities, intellectual offerings, and additional entertainment. We offer the guests a chance to learn fly fishing and roping. There are creeks that offer fly fishing opportunities at every camp. We have a Cowboy Poetry night. One evening we have a History Night where we try to share with our guests a glimpse at the Indian, gold mining, ghost town, and natural history of the local area. There is even a Country Dance night and a special Award's Night. Blended in with it all, are evenings of campfire song, trail rides, and laughter. There is a wrangler for every 4 riders. The drive is close to Yellowstone National Park (120 miles) so that you may be able to include a trip there in your itinerary.
If you don't want to ride a horse but would like to participate in the cattle drive, we offer a wagon train ride. Just relax on the trail and join the crew every afternoon at camp.




Meeting: Townsend
Airport:   Bozeman
Transfer: Bozeman Airport between 12pm-1pm
   
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