Hours (MST)
| Park Open |
Visitor Center Open |
| June thru Aug - 8am to 8pm 7 days/week |
9am to 5pm |
| Sept, Oct & Apr, May - 9am to 6pm 7 days/week |
9am to 4pm |
| Nov thru Mar- 9 am to 4pm weekdays; noon to 4:00 weekends |
10am to 3:00pm weekdays - noon to 3:30pm weekends |
The park entrance is 1/2 mile west of Lolo, Montana on U. S. Highway 12
Upcoming Events
TOMORROW's Winter Storytelling (Jan. 21st with Vernon Finley), is ON!
Snow can't keep us down. The roads are getting back to normal and Loren has been diligently clearing the parking lots, we are good to go. Any other questions? Please contact Martha at mlindsey(at)travelersrest(dot)org
9th Annual Winter Storytelling, January - March 2012
Every Saturday, 11am - 12:30pm, January - March
$4 Per Person, Under 18 & TRPHA Members FREE!
January Schedule
January 7th: Winter Stories, Frances Vanderburg
January 14th: Salish Stories, Louis Adams
January 21st: Kootenai Stories, Vernon Finely
January 28th: Names Along the Lewis & Clark Trail, Jack Puckett
Thursday January 12th, 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Montana History Day Information Session for Teachers, Parents, and/or Students
Learn about Montana History Day! Open to 6th -12th Grade Students across the region. This history competitionengages youth in the discovery of the historic, cultural and social experiences of the past. Students conduct original historic research and a presentation of an exhibit, paper or performance. This 1 hour information session will review: What is History Day? How can I or a student I know participate? And other details. Can't make it on the 12th? We will be holding a second information session on Thursday January 19th at the History Museum at Fort Missoula, 4:30pm.
Friday February 10th, 6pm - 10pm: Annual Travelers' Rest Preservation & Heritage Association Dinner & Auction
Learn More & Buy Tickets at the Auction Website!
Join TRPHA for an evening of food, fun and fundraising at our annual dinner and auction. Travelers' Rest Preservation & Heritage Association is the non-profit partner of Travelers' Rest State Park, providing interpretive and education programs to K-12 students and summer visitors to the park. We cannot succeed without the continued support of our community, so please come out and enjoy a fun evening while helping to fund a great cause.
Saturday February 25th & Saturday March 10th: Volunteer Training 12:30 - 1: 30 (Immediately following Winter Storytelling Program)
Interested in volunteering with us? These two Saturdays you can find out more about what we do here at the park and how you can be involved. Volunteer positions include: Running our Store & Visitor's Center, Greeting visitors as a Rover on the Trail, Teaching education programs & field trips, & other tasks as needed.
Saturday March 24th: Montana History Day, Regional Competition
Regional history competition open for 6th - 12th grade students from Missoula & Rivalli Counties. For more information, attend one of our Information Sessions: Jan. 12th, 4:30 -5:30 at Travelers' Rest State Park
Jan. 19th, 4:30-5:30 at the History Museum at Fort Missoula
About Travelers' Rest
Travelers’ Rest State Park (TRSP) marks the location of a centuries-old Native American gathering ground lying at a hub of ancient travel and trade routes. Lewis and Clark’s 33 member party camped here in September of 1805 and again in late June, 1806 while following one of these ancient routes on their 4,000 mile journey from St Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River and back. Meriweather Lewis called the nearby creek “Travellers Rest.” In the summer of 2002, archeologists found evidence of the party’s latrine and central fire here, positioning the Park as one of the few sites in the nation with physical confirmation of the group’s visit–a truly unique designation.
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