Our wedding weekend will be full of lots of fun planned activities, however, if you want to extend your stay to enjoy more of what Montana has to offer, here are some of our highlights:

Eat

Bozeman Food

  • Feed - our favorite brunch place! Gwyn always gets the Shakshouka and Josh gets the Monte Cristo

  • Wild Crumb Bakery - winner of the Outstanding Bakery James Beard Award, this place has the best. Pastries. Ever.

  • Finks Delicatessen - located right next to Wild Crumb, Finks is a great lunch spot with an amazing turkey sandwich!

  • I-ho’s - the best Korean food around and our go-to dinner place, especially for anyone visiting!

  • Feast - location of our engagement dinner and one of our favorite dinner places. Must have the daily ceviche and salt roasted oysters

  • Blackbird

  • Revelry

  • Little Star Diner

  • Backcountry Burger

  • Sidewall Pizza

Drink

Breweries/Bars

Yellowstone National Park

  • Getting there: the north entrance of Yellowstone in Gardiner is less than 40 minutes from Sage Lodge.

  • Key tips: be prepared for lots of driving, don’t pet the bison, don’t get close to any wildlife, and enjoy the views!

  • Highlights:

    • Grand Prismatic

    • Lamar Valley

Play

Out & About

Paradise Valley:

  • Pine Creek Falls - only 30 minutes from Sage Lodge, this 3.2 mile out-and-back with 600’ gain is an fun hike to two beautiful waterfalls. Continue on to Pine Creek Lake for a challenging hike totaling 10 miles and 3,654’ gain.

  • Fishing access - Paradise Valley is home to the Yellowstone River with several fishing access points, including Carter’s Bridge and Pine Creek Road. Don’t forget your fishing licenses!

Bozeman:

  • Hike to the M - a Bozeman staple, this steep hike takes you to the iconic “M” on the Bridgers. Different routes for different difficulties, a 1.9 mile loop and 823’ gain, or take the shortcut for a harder climb.

  • Drinking Horse - a short loop with views of Bozeman just outside of town, 2.4 miles and 666’ gain.

  • Triple Tree - a close to town hike with great views of Bozeman. Recommended shorter loop (45.6136854, -111.0010753) is 3.5 miles and 700’ gain, or 5.5 miles and 960’ gain from the trailhead.

  • Storm Castle Peak - a harder hike located 40 minutes from Bozeman. A steep trail with incredible lookouts. This is a 4.8 mile out-and-back with 1,843’ gain.

  • Lava Lake - one of our favorite hikes, only 35 minutes from Bozeman, this 5.2 mile out-and-back with 1604’ gain to a beautiful mountain lake.

  • Grotto Falls

  • Guided Fishing Tours *a Montana classic!

  • White Water Rafting