ACTIVITIES
Silver Gate - Cooke City and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has a lot to offer. Take a look below for a comprehensive list of activities in and around the area.
Current Events
- Ski all winter long. Contact Us for lodging and tours
- Cooke City Parade and Fireworks - July 4th
- Forget Me Knot Festival - Friday Aug 16th and Sat Aug 17th - Cooke City and Silver Gate
Nearby Day Hikes and Backpacking
- Bannock Ski Trail (hike to Yellowstone park boundary) - Easy
- Sheep Falls - Difficult
- Miller Road (town hill) - Easy
- Clarks Fork Trailhead / The Beaten Path – Easy to Challenging
- Woody Falls - Moderate
- Republic Pass Trail – Moderate
- Lady of the Lake - Moderate
- Silver Falls - Moderate
- Kersey Lake - Easy
- Crazy Creek Falls - Easy
- Beauty Lake - Easy
- Becker Lake - Easy
- Clay Butte Lookout - Moderate
- Lake Vernon - Moderate
- Rock Island Lake - Moderate
- Aero Lakes - Hard
Fishing and Water Recreation / Swimming Holes
- Clarks Fork River
- Soda Butte Creek
- Alpine lakes throughout the region
- Cooke City General Store (Fishing Licenses and gear)
- Beartooth Plateau (Fishing gear)
- Fishing Guide Service - Skyline Guest Ranch
Private Guiding
Horseback riding
Off-Roading
- Map of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) RoutesRentals - 4-wheelers and Side-by-sides
- Bearclaw Bob’s
- Big Bear Lodge
- Top of the World
Photography
- Wildlife (bison, elk, moose, fox, black bear, grizzly bear, porcupine)
- Wildflowers
- Historic sites
- Scenic vistas and drives
Bird Watching
- Rosy Finch
- Goshawk
- Clark Nutcracker
- Yellow Warbler
Restaurants & Libations
- Beartooth Café - Cooke City
- Cooke City Bistro
- Cooke City Coffee (espresso & coffee/breakfast / sack lunches)
- Log Cabin Café - Silver Gate
- Miners Saloon - Cooke City
- The Royal Wuff Tavern – Craft Cocktails in Silver Gate
- Silver Gate BBQ
- Cooke City Sinclair - Cooke City - (Pizza, Breakfast Burritos, Ice Cream)
- Stop the Car Trading Post - Silver Gate
- Wooka’s Wild Eats in Cooke City
- Soda Butte Prospector Restaurant and Saloon
Shops
- Cooke City Exxon
- Cooke City General Store
- Kathryn’s Side Show (next to Sinclair)
- Silver Gate General Store
- Sinclair - Cooke City (Ice Cream and Groceries)
- Stop the Car Trading Post
- Sweet Pea Grocery and Gifts - Cooke City
- Top of the World (Beartooth Pass)
- Wildlife along the Rockies Gallery - Silver Gate
- Yellowstone Trading Post - Cooke City
Museums and Historic Activities
- Hemingway Exhibit – Range Rider Lodge - Silver Gate
- Yellowstone Trading Post – Wildlife Museum - Cooke City
- Cooke City Montana Museum – Visitor Center
- Learn about area history and visit historic mining sites