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[EXCURSION] Bannack State Park Excursion
September 21, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
$40.00Bannack State Park Excursion
This is an all day excursion
Bannack State Park, near Dillon, is the site of Montana’s first major god discovery. A Guide will take us behind locked doors and relate stories of outlaws vs lawmen, townspeople, school children, and historical happenings.
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Registration Deadline – Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Cost: $40, due at registration on website. It includes a $4 per person fee to Bannack Park for guided tour + $$ to reimburse your driver for gas and wear/tear on their vehicle. (It is about 300 miles round trip).
To volunteer to be a driver, please contact Catherine Hogan Kalmanson at [email protected]
Bring your own lunch and beverage (and any snacks).
Dress appropriately for the weather and for walking on dirt streets and through old buildings.
Estimated timeline for the day:
8:00am Departure from the NE corner of the Target parking lot (near the round-about). It is a 2.5 hour drive to Bannack State Park.
10:30 Arrive at Bannock State Park
11:00 Guided tour of the historic town of Bannack, which will last about an hour
12:00/12:30 Picnic lunch. We will enjoy our bag lunches (bring your own) at nearby picnic tables.
1:30/2:00 Drive to Dillon, where we’ll spend about an hour. You can tour the Beaverhead County Museum, the Patagonia Outlet or just walk around the historic downtown.
3:00/3:30 Drive the remaining 2 hours back to Bozeman
5:00/5:30/6:00 Estimated arrival back at Target parking lot
If you have questions about the Excursion or to volunteer to be a driver, please contact Catherine Hogan Kalmanson at [email protected]
Payment while registering on the website requires a credit card. If you prefer to not use a credit card, you may still register but must contact the excursion leader to make other arrangements to pay at least 10 days in advance. Your spot will not be reserved/confirmed until payment is received. If payment is not received 10 days prior to the excursion, your registration for the event will be automatically cancelled