State Line Trail

NOTICE: Access to this site may be via narrow dirt or gravel roads with few turnarounds.

NOTICE: Cell service may be limited or nonexistent in the area of this site.

The high Bitterroot Divide has long provided a thoroughfare for ...

St. Regis Mills

Father DeSmet named the St. Regis River after a fellow priest, but the riverside boomtown called St. Regis quickly became a thriving community of “saloons, honky-tonks, stores, and industry.” Settlers arrived via the Mullan Road, a military installation running between ...

Savenac Nursery

While on his honeymoon in 1907, Forest Supervisor Elers Koch found the abandoned homestead of a German immigrant named “Savennach.” On that site, Koch would develop a tree nursery that would eventually provide billions of trees to reforest the Pacific ...

Point of Rocks- Mineral County

The distinct “Point of Rocks,” towering over a scenic bend in the Clark Fork River, is a pleasant distraction for Interstate motorists making their way through western Montana. But the feature also provides a unique glimpse into the region’s transportation ...

Pardee and Iron Mountain

In 1888, miners discovered rich gold and silver deposits in the gulches surrounding Flat Creek north of Superior. A small town sprung up there and took the name of an early mine owner and investor, J. K. Pardee. He called ...

Mineral County Museum

Located just a few blocks from Interstate 90 in Superior, Montana, you’ll find the Mineral County Museum. Step inside, and you’ll realize that you’ve found a treasure. During most visits to the museum—housed in the former Mineral Community Hospital building ...

The Milwaukee Road- Mineral County

In 1906, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (known as the Milwaukee Road) began building a line meant to be shorter and faster than any of its competitors. Unlike its rival transcontinental lines, the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, ...

Lookout Pass- Mineral County

Where Interstate 90 crests the Bitterroot Range, and Montana meets Idaho at its state line, sits Lookout Pass, one of the oldest ski resorts in North America. For travelers crossing the pass in winter, it’s easy to see why it ...

Fish Creek State Park

Established in 2010 and spanning some 5,600 acres, Fish Creek State Park is one of Montana’s newest and largest state parks. But for a seemingly new park, it also holds a considerable amount of history. Aboriginal peoples have utilized the ...

De Borgia Schoolhouse

Along a quiet country road, just off I-90’s Exit 18, stands the De Borgia Schoolhouse. At first glance, it is an unassuming wood frame building with white paint coating its clapboard siding. But for the generations brought up in the ...