Things to Do in Big Sky

A great taste of community flavor is at the Big Sky Farmers Market every Wednesday between early June and late August. Taking place in Town Center Plaza, this celebrated weekly event features over 100 stalls and local vendors.

Tours: Two Big Sky outfitters offer guided dogsledding adventures. Yellowstone Dog Sled Adventures and Spirit of the North Dog Sled Adventures each offer two-hour tours.

There's something about riding a horse through the Montana landscape that feels right—like it's the way the rugged trails and wide-open country should be experienced. Several outfitters in Big Sky enable this type of hoofed travel.

The Gallatin River begins in Yellowstone National Park and parallels Highway 191 up towards Bozeman.

Big Sky is an excellent basecamp for exploring Yellowstone National Park. The park's West Entrance is accessible with less than an hour's drive—and a very scenic drive at that. With this proximity, Big Sky enables multi-night adventures or memorable day trips into the nation's first national park.

The miles of hiking trails accessible from Big Sky could make it to the moon and back. Adventures big and small stem out from the community and into the surrounding Custer Gallatin National Forest. But with many other trails vying for attention, the 6.6-mile round trip to Beehive Basin is arguably the most iconic.

Anglers from around the world travel to Montana to fish in the many rivers and streams surrounding Big Sky. The movie A River Runs Through It prominently features the nearby Gallatin River. And, it's just one of many excellent blue-ribbon waterways in the area.

Big Sky Resort isn't only an adventure hub during the winter. Summer resort activities blossom alongside the greener surroundings of the mountain come summer. This time of year offers a great season to appreciate the stunning mountain scenery encompassed by the resort.

Among the many iconic hiking trails near Big Sky, the hike to Ousel Falls stands above the rest. The hike's proximity to the town center adds to its popularity, as does the family-friendly nature of the short trek. But what makes the 100-foot Ousel Falls so iconic is the spectacular scenery experienced along the way.

Big Sky is best known for Big Sky Resort—home to the "Biggest Skiing in America." Centered around the imposing Lone Peak and encompassing over 5,800 acres, this mountain mecca easily earns its reputation as one of Montana's best ski resorts.