Day Trippin' › Montana › From Red Lodge
Red Lodge sits at the foot of the Beartooth Highway, with Cooney State Park about 35 minutes away, Billings' zoo and museums about an hour, and Pompeys Pillar and Chief Plenty Coups under an hour and a half. The best day trips from Red Lodge, by drive time.
37 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
Lake · 36 min north
A reservoir about 40 minutes south of Billings with mountain views, boating, fishing, swimming and camping.
Historic site · 1 hr 35 min northeast
A sandstone butte above the Yellowstone River east of Billings where William Clark carved his name, with a visitor center on the expedition.
Historic site · 1 hr 56 min east
The site near Crow Agency of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, with Last Stand Hill, the Indian Memorial and a 4.5-mile tour road.
Zoo · 1 hr 3 min northeast
A Billings zoo and botanical garden with grizzlies, wolves, an Amur tiger, red pandas and many rescued animals.
Town · 1 hr 8 min northeast
Montana's largest city on the Yellowstone River, with a western downtown, museums, ZooMontana and the Rimrocks above town.
Swimming · 1 hr 16 min northeast
A small reservoir inside Billings city limits for swimming, paddling, fishing and a 1.4-mile nature trail.
Trail · 1 hr 13 min northeast
BLM open space on cliffs above the Yellowstone River just east of downtown Billings with prairie trails and big views.
Historic site · 1 hr 7 min northeast
A 1903 red sandstone mansion in Billings shown on tours that tell the story of a pioneer family.
Museum · 1 hr 8 min northeast
Downtown Billings art museum focused on art of Montana and the region.
Museum · 2 hr 12 min west
A big natural and cultural history museum at Montana State University in Bozeman, with a dinosaur hall that includes the Big Mike T. rex and a planetarium.
National park · 2 hr 36 min west
The park's year-round entrance at Gardiner, marked by the stone Roosevelt Arch, with the road on to Mammoth Hot Springs and Lamar Valley.
Cave · 2 hr 53 min west
Guided tours wind through one of the largest limestone caves in the Northwest, full of stalactites and columns.
Hot spring · 2 hr 13 min west
A historic hot springs resort in Paradise Valley near Pray with outdoor soaking pools open to day visitors.
Town · 2 hr 9 min west
A lively college town with a walkable downtown Main Street full of shops, restaurants and events, close to mountain trails.
Waterfall · 2 hr 2 min northwest
A small Forest Service picnic spot in the Main Boulder area with an interpretive trail along the Boulder River and its falls (check).
Museum · 2 hr 10 min west
Local history museum in Bozeman's 1911 county jail, with old cells, a gallows and a pioneer cabin.
Museum · 2 hr 15 min north
Small free museum in Harlowton with Ava, a small horned dinosaur found nearby, plus local history.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 59068 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.