30 Things To Do In Missoula | Destination Missoula (2024)

Learn About Aerial Firefighting At The Smokejumper Visitor Center

Learn about aerial firefighting at the Smokejumper Visitor Center. Smokejumpers are highly trained specialists who parachute into remote are...

Hike The M

A local favorite, the short scramble up Mount Sentinel takes you, courtesy of 11 switchbacks, 620 feet above the valley floor in less than h...

Relax With A Massage

Winter can be filled with fun and excitement but sometimes it is nice to just stop for a moment and get truly relaxed, the way you can when...

Follow The Lewis And Clark Trail

Follow in the footsteps of the early explorers along US Highway 12 from Missoula, MT to Lewiston, ID. As you follow the same route that Lewi...

Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga | SUP Yoga

Take yoga outside and on the water with SUP Yoga. Fun for all levels, on a yoga specific paddle board right in the heart of Missoula on th...

Grab Pizza and Drinks Overlooking the Clark Fork River

Work up an appetite exploring Missoula and then treat yourself to hand tossed pizza overlooking the Clark Fork River. The dining scene at th...

Spend A Day Golfing On The Greens

With six golf courses in the immediate Missoula area and more scattered all around us, you will definitely be able to find a course to meet...

Check Out The Historical Museum At Fort Missoula

The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula was established by community effort in 1975 to save what remained of original Fort Missoula, and to i...

Attend A Wine Tasting

Take a moment and enjoy a wine tasting while visiting Missoula. There area couple ofwineries in town, as well as some beautiful locati...

Drink Some Local Beer At A Missoula Brewery

Do you favor a frosty mug of beer on the warm summer days, and a heart-warming porter or stout in the dead of winter? Then you'll find yours...

Cool Off At A Water Park

Missoula was blessed with two new water parks in the last few years. Currents Aquatic Center, at McCormick Park, is an indoor facility compl...

Go Shopping, Montana Style

In Missoula we have lots of choices for the shopping enthusiast in all of us. Visit ourdowntown shopswith lots of uniquely Missoula prod...

Try Sign Making at Pine & Co.

Let your creativity loose at Pine & Company, a custom sign making studio located in the heart of downtown Missoula. Follow step by step...

Go Mountain Biking

There is nothing quite like enjoying the beauty of Montana on a bicycle. Explore the Rattlesnake recreation area or tour the old Hiawatha Ra...

Enjoy an Event at Caras Park

Caras Park truly sits in the center of it all, with the Clark Fork River to one side and downtown Missoula to the next. People come to watch...

Raft The Famous Alberton Gorge

Hitting the rapids is exhilarating no matter your vessel of choice, but whitewater rafting—led by any one of Missoula’s several rafting...

Play At Mobash Skate Park

Praised as one of the top 5 parks in the country, MoBash has over 15,000 square feet of skate area. Complete with various bowls, bank walls,...

Go To The Farmer's Markets

Missoula boasts 3 farmer's markets during the growing season from May to October. All located within a few blocks of each other, you are sur...

Spend An Afternoon Or Evening At Caras Park

Caras Park is Missoula's town square and is the site for many exciting events such as: Out to Lunch Downtown ToNight Garden City...

Relax In A Natural Hot Springs

Missoula is surrounded by natural hot springs; some commercialized, and some still in their natural state. Spend a day at Lolo Hot Springs s...

Check Out The Local Music Scene

The sounds of Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley, and other famous musicians swell into the streets and rise up to th...

Visit A Carousel For Missoula And Dragon Hollow

A Carousel for Missoula, a kid's paradise, is one of the first fully hand-carved carousels to be built in the United States since the Great...

Take an Adult Art Class at ZACC

Missoula is overflowing with creative people and artistic flare—just look at the traffic signal boxes scattered around town, all covered i...

Enjoy a Performance at MCT

The MCT Center for the Performing Arts is home to the Missoula Children's Theater and the Missoula Community Theater. For the past 40 years,...

Catch A Local Theatre Performance

Missoula has an abundance of talented stage performers. From the Missoula CommunityTheatre to the Hamilton Players, you will find somethin...

Fall In Love With A Cup Of Coffee

During a visit to town, be sure to check out a local coffee company,you just might fall in love . From roasters to coffee carts, and sho...

Visit a Montana State Park

Take a day trip from Missoula to visit one of the many State Parks that are just a short drive outside of town. Montana's State Parks are ri...

Stroll the Riverfront Walking Trail

The riverfront walking trail lines the north and south shores of the Clark Fork River in Downtown Missoula. A walk along the trail can take...

Explore The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is more than just a museum. It's an experience that reveals the beauty, diversity and importance of elk co...

Take A Historical Walking Tour Of Downtown Missoula

Missoula has one of the state’s most extensive listing of properties and places on the National Register of Historic Places. A walk throug...