Bitterroot Backpacking

03/02/2025

We do not support any action to defund or freeze funds to public lands, federal employees, and organizations that work to help conserve and maintain them.

The value of public access to our wild and beautiful public lands surpasses any tangible dollar amount. The "return on investment" on this "asset" is potentially infinite if preserved for the greater good of the planet and utilized with a conservationist mindset.

02/23/2025

Bitterroot Backpacking will be hosting a series of free educational talks and open discussions about all things related to outdoor recreation! Times and locations are still being finalized. We hope to host these on weeknights, around 6-8 pm. If you have a space we can use, please contact us! Or if you have any other questions about these events please send a message!

02/15/2025

Big news coming soon! We've been quietly working behind the scenes and have two special announcements coming next week!

We are booking up quickly!!!! Our network of travel agents have been calling us non-stop! Check the calendar here for the latest availability:

https://book.peek.com/s/81119215-27b4-4ecc-a325-172b1f1496ad/loqop

12/11/2024

National Park views without National Park crowds.

Personalized backpacking adventures on trails less traveled.

11/28/2024

Feelin' grateful today! I have an incredible amount of gratitude for the awesome folks who joined me on over 50 different tours this year! Thank you everyone!

Looking forward to 2025!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving! We are truly honored and grateful to host tours in this breathtaking place we get to call home. (The Bitterroot National Forest!) It is a privilege to guide fellow nature lovers here and every opportunity to get out on the trail with another group is one that is cherished. There are no other opportunities like it on the planet.

10/08/2024

4 days, 30 miles, 2 nights of sub-freezing temps, and 1 heck of a backpacking trip!

Feel free to reach out for information about this point-to-point route through the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness or if anyone needs a shuttle for this trip in the future.

09/13/2024

Hey can I ask the followers of this page for a big favor? It seems we have fallen completely off the face of the Earth in the eyes of the algorithm, and we desperately need some likes on some posts! Please if you see this, like this post, share it with someone who will also like it, and like some of our past posts too! Thank you for your support!!!

09/01/2024

As the smoke settled overnight, the skies cleared and gave way for a spectacular show. What a treat it is to see the Northern Lights from a fire lookout in the Bitterroot.

Oh so very grateful...

08/23/2024

Each year the Bitterroot National Forest permits us for 200 use days. We're running up on that limit... If you want to get out for a hike and float this year, book now! We are accepting bookings all the way until Oct 10th! Or book for 2025! Our 2025 booking calendar is now up on our website!

08/15/2024

"It was the highlight of our Montana experience!"

Montana's national parks are usually the top destination for visitors when they come to Montana, but when it's all said and done, their top memory is from their experience floating an alpine lake in the Bitterroot with Bitterroot Backpacking.

Between the incredible scenery without the crowds, relaxing alpine float, and the valuable stories and knowledge shared, It's easy to see why our tours are the highlight of our guests' vacations!

08/04/2024

Nowhere else in the US compares! The Bitterroot is easily the most beautiful, most rugged, and emptiest (didn't see a single soul for 2 days) place to backpack in the US!

08/01/2024

I see dog s**t, I clean it up. I see trash, I pick it up.

There are some people out there who seem to think that having a hiking outfitter operate in the Bitterroot negatively impacts the forest, when the opposite couldn't be more true.

Bitterroot Backpacking is not only a trail guiding service, but also a trail stewardship service. A service that only asks for recognition as payment.

Please recognize that we take very good care of the places we recreate at and leave them better than we found them.

07/17/2024

Go up in elevation to escape the heat!!!

Did you know that for every 1000 ft of elevation you gain, the air temperature drops about 5 °F?

Location and humidity affects that temperature difference too.

In humid air, like when it's snowing or raining, the difference is closer to 3.3 °F per 1000 ft.

If you're sitting around a pile of rocks baking under the sun, the difference will be lesser.

If you're under the shade of a tree, that difference will be greater!

And if you made it to the end of this post and want to join us for a lovely day up at one of the alpine lakes in the Bitterroot, you can take $30 off each ticket by using promo code "Beat The Heat".

06/21/2024

I double dog dare you to read this caption!

FREE TRIPS!!!

That's right! Just a few free trips we have planned coming up very soon!

#1 - Lil afternoon hikin up in Blue Mountain Rec on June 25th!
#2 - Floatin the Bitterroot River on July 9th!
#3 - Celebratin Pride month up at Coquina lake on Sunday July 14th!

Signup is through the Missoula Outdoors Meetup group or send me a message to reserve your spot!

05/28/2024

Highlights from Memorial Day weekend! Join us for the wildflower extravaganza again MDW 2025!

05/10/2024

This could be you as soon as TOMORROW!

Starting the season a bit early this year due to low snowpack and warm weather ahead. Looking forward to beautiful sunny days on the lakes!

05/10/2024

A small sampling of wildflowers that can be found on the hillsides around Missoula right now!

Wanna hike and identify wildflowers this weekend? Shoot us a DM!