For an easygoing outing beyond the city limits, try the trail at Maclay Flat. The path is wide, level and surfaced to accommodate wheelchairs. It takes you along the Bitterroot River and through ...

To explore one of the less-traveled portions of the Rattlesnake, try Sheep Mountain Trail, on the Recreation Area's southern boundary. Start at the trailhead on Woods Gulch Road, east of ...

Paths along the downtown riverfront are at the heart of Missoula's trail network. Walking, bicycling and, in some places, horseback-riding paths along the Clark's Fork of the Columbia River ...

Pattee Canyon has been a favorite Missoula recreation spot since the 1930s, when Civilian Conservation Corps members constructed the first picnic facilities. A downhill ski area was also in ...

The 5,500-acre Blue Mountain Recreation Area, just two miles southwest of Missoula, is another close-to-town area to explore. The Lolo National Forest worked closely with Missoula-area recreation ...

When you're out on Missoula's trails, whether in town or in the national forest, remember that you are one of many traveling these pathways. If you meet other people on the trail, be considerate ...

Named after a well-known Missoula skier, bicyclist and outdoorsman, this trail loops around the southeast portion of Pattee Canyon Recreation Area. You might want to pick up one of Lolo National ...

Dogs: From the southern national forest boundary north past the main trailhead to milepost 1.7 and on Ravine Trail 34, there are seasonal restrictions on pets: Dogs are not allowed from Dec.

Few communities enjoy a place quite like the 60,000-acre Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness just north of Missoula. Here, you'll find a variety of hiking, backpacking, horseback ...

Arts/Leisure - Art and Musical Groups Welcome to the 2011 edition of Uncover Missoula. •Alliance Francaise. Alliance Française of Missoula is a local nonprofit whose mission is to promote ...

Feel like getting away from it all, but don't have time to leave town? Take a walk, run, bicycle ride or horseback ride down the Kim Williams Nature Trail, the eastern-most segment of the ...

This popular trail is a stopping-off point on your way up Forest Road No. 365 to the Blue Mountain lookout. One of the few Missoula-area trails with interpretive information on-site, it's also a ...