Where to stay & what to do

Recommendations

📌 We’re 45 minutes south of Missoula. Uber and Lyft don’t operate in our town, so we recommend staying in Hamilton or Stevensville for easier access to wedding events. Book early—it’s a busy travel season! Side note – wildfires are possible.

Here are some local ideas (not a comprehensive list)
These tend to book quickly, so we recommend reserving one as soon as possible! For convenience, look for places in Hamilton, Corvallis, or Stevensville, as they are closest to us.
Darby, Florence, and Missoula are a bit farther but still within about an hour’s drive.
City Center Motel (Hamilton)
If your biggest priority is ease, walkability to town, a park, playground, etc. this spot is hard to beat. We highly recommend them for excellent customer service. This motel came under new management 2 years ago and some of the rooms are fully renovated (ask for one of those!).
- MSO Airport car rentals (recommended)
- Shuttle service

We recommend staying somewhere between Hamilton and Stevensville.

Missoula works if you have a car and don’t mind an hour drive to wedding events.

Our top recommendations

If you only had time to do a handful of things, these are our top recommendations:

Our favorite coffee and dining spots

- Coffee
  - Big Creek Coffee
- Breakfast
  - Red Rooster (closed on Sundays)
- Lunch
  - Suzzette’s Organics (lunch)
  - Red Rooster
- Dinner
  - Ember - (fancy)
  - Grotto - somewhat fancy italian/pizza
  - Higherground Brewery - not fancy pizza/brewery
  - Bitterroot Brewery - chill brewery
  - Naps - American fare/bar
- Wine bars
  - Blodgett Cellars - good rooftop view
  - Jessi’s wine - cozy wine bar/curated selection
- ☕️ Coffee & breakfast
  - Ahava Coffee
  - Trapper Peak Coffee
  - Mission Bistro (good brunch)
- Dinner
  - Catered Table
  - Mission Bistro
- Other:
  - Blacksmith Brewery (beer/wine only but lots of dogs!)
  - MT distillery - cocktail lounge
- 🍳Brunch
  - The Old Post
- Dinner
  - Zoo Thai (also connected to the AC Hotel, offering a great spot for a drink while you wait)
  - The Camino (upscale Mexican, also connected to the AC so you can grab a drink while waiting)
  - Brasserie Porte Rouge - french dining
  - Wally & Buck - fast,great burgers
  - Michi Ramen
  - Saketome
  - Boxcar Bistro
- Other

Activities

- Fly Fishing
  - Check this google doc
- Horseback riding/rentals (limited options. Call & book early)
  - Dunrovin Ranch
  - Hildalgo Trail Rides
- Scenic Flights over the Bitterroot
  - Choice Aviation
- 50 mile bike path
  - Bike rentals
- Llama petting
  - Safe Haven
- Golfing
  - Whitetail Golf Course
  - Hamilton Golf Club
- Other:
  - Missoula butterfly museum
  - missoula library
- Blodgett Canyon Overlooks (3 mile hike - moderate)
- Lost Horse Observation Point (drive up- requires 4wd)
- Lake Como (awesome)
- Hieronymus Park - 60 acres
- Bitterroot River and Kiwanis Park
- Painted Rocks State Park
- The Daly Mansion
- The town of Darby
- Yellowstone Ranch drive-by (you really can’t see it, though)

National Parks & Longer Trips

Drive time from Missoula, MT:

Whitefish/Glacier National Park: 2.5 hours north
Bozeman/Yellowstone National Park: 3 hours southeast (to the northern entrance of Yellowstone)
Fernie, B.C.: 4 hours (very cute town and don’t forget your passport!)
Jackson, WY/Grand Tetons: 7 hours south

*Artist: Robert Decker