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Gallatin National Forest
Right next to
Yellowstone National Park, sits this 1.8 million acre
National Forest.
The fabled Yellowstone,
Gallatin and Madison rivers, renowned for their blue ribbon trout fishing, flow
through the heart of some of Montana's most spectacular public lands in the
Gallatin National Forest.
Gallatin is rich in wildlife, alpine vistas, rugged wildlands and a spectrum of
recreation opportunities. Visitors enjoy wildflowers, trout fishing,
photography, alpine and nordic skiing, snowmobiling, camping, backpacking, river
floating, horseback riding and more.
This 1.8-million acre forest spans six mountain ranges and includes two
Congressionally-designated Wilderness areas, the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee
Metcalf Wildernesses.
There are 2,800 miles of trails for backpacking, cross-country skiing, horseback
riding, biking and snowmobiling.
A visitor center is located at Quake Lake on the Madison River, site of the 1959
earthquake and landslide.
Map 1
| From: Jared's Wild Rose Ranch Resort |
To: Earthquake Lake (Gallatin National Forest) |
| Driving Distance: 17.3 miles |
Time: 28 minutes |

| Distance |
Instruction |
| 0.0 |
1 Depart
Jared's Wild Rose Ranch Resort on SR-287 [SR-87] (West) for 4.0 mi |
| 4.0 |
Entering Montana |
| 4.0 |
Road name changes to SR-87 for 8.6 mi |
| 12.6 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto US-287 for 4.5 mi |
| 17.1 |
Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s) for 0.2 mi |
| 17.3 |
2 Arrive
Earthquake Lake (Gallatin National Forest) |
Map 2
| From: Jared's Wild Rose Ranch Resort |
To: Gallatin National Forest |
| Driving Distance: 80.5 miles |
Time: 1 hour, 47 minutes |
| Distance |
Instruction |
| 0.0 |
1 Depart
near Staley Springs on SR-287 [SR-87] (East) for 5.1 mi |
| 5.1 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto US-20 for 13.3 mi |
| 9.1 |
Entering Montana |
| 18.4 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto US-20 [US-287] for 0.2 mi |
| 18.6 |
Turn LEFT to stay on US-20 [US-287] for 2.5 mi |
| 20.9 |
Entering Wyoming |
| 21.1 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto US-20 [US-191] for 11.5 mi |
| 32.6 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto US-89 [Grand Loop Rd] for 39.2 mi |
| 68.7 |
Entering Montana |
| 71.8 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto Jardine Rd for 0.7 mi |
| 72.5 |
Turn RIGHT to stay on Jardine Rd for 1.3 mi |
| 73.8 |
Turn RIGHT to stay on Jardine Rd for 3.1 mi |
| 76.9 |
Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Crevice Mountain Rd for 76 yds |
| 76.9 |
Keep STRAIGHT onto Local road(s) for 120 yds |
| 77.0 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Local road(s) for 0.5 mi |
| 77.5 |
Bear LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) for 0.5 mi |
| 78.0 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) for 1.6 mi |
| 79.6 |
Bear LEFT (North-East) onto Local road(s) for 0.5 mi |
| 80.1 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) for 0.3 mi |
| 80.5 |
2 Arrive
Gallatin National Forest |
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