Recreation
Enjoy the great outdoors in and around Billings! You don’t have to go far to enjoy a little outdoor (or indoor, for that matter) recreation. Billings offers parks and trails in the city and even more within a short drive. Skiing, rock-climbing, biking, hunting, fishing, atv-ing and even folf (if you don’t know, Google it) are right here!
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The Bighorn River enters flows northward into canyons between the Pryor Mountains and the Bighorn Mountains. Before it passes completely through the canyon, it is blocked by Yellowtail Dam. Since the cliffs are so high, the dam backed the…
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From Billings you can look South West and see the Beartooth Mountain Range rise up into the air. Taking Highway 212 through Red Lodge and up the Beartooth pass, anyone can access the vast expanses that exist at over…
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Blue Creek Sport Shooting Complex and Preserve will be hosting a shotgun training clinic this Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Open to the public! Everyone is welcome to work with their highly trained experts on the…
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Last summer, Billings added an exciting event to our fitness community and event schedule, The Dirty Dash at MetraPark.
We’ve got an ongoing lineup of healthy events including road races here in our city and the region. The months of…
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One of the best things about living in Billings is the plethora of designated outdoor areas. There are a lot of parks, many recreation areas, numerous state parks and natural areas, and all sorts of fun things…
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As archaeology month draws to a close there is one more major site nearby that everyone in Billings must see. About 60 miles east of Billings is the Little Bighorn Battlefield. This area is where one of the most…
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Spring is in full bloom, warm days are a welcome sight. In the Yellowstone valley and surrounding areas, we are blessed with many outdoor choices.
I’m thinking of all the great outdoor activities to be had. Turkey season just opened…
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I have fly fished several times and I’ve caught quite a few fish. That can be primarily attributed to being in a boat with a skilled outfitter and guide who did all the heavy lifting for me. Left…
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” You’re not really climbing if you are climbing with your arms.”
Ok…
My brain registers what the climbing guy at SteepWorld is telling me. It’s the legs. It’s the footwork. You throw on a pair of sticky shoes not…
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Keeping with the archaeology theme we will head even further east of Billings. Right along the Yellowstone River, about 25 miles east of Billings is the only physical indication that Lewis and Clark passed this way. Pompey’s Pillar…
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