Garnet, Montana is a great day trip from Missoula. Garnet Ghost Town is Montana's most intact ghost town.
The "Main Street" in Garnet Ghost Town is where you will find the current Visitor Center, as well as the remains of the hotel, general store, saloon, and post office.
There was a time that Garnet was a thriving town. It was filled with miners and their families. Working hard to carve out a community in the heart of the Garnet Mountains. In 1898 about 1,000 people called Garnet, Montana home.
Inside the Visitor's Center there are pieces of the past waiting to be explored. Match the bottles to their original use.
The Wells Hotel is a 3-story building that housed a large dining room, private bedrooms, and even a 3rd floor sleeping area also.
The Wells Hotel is a 3-story building that housed a large dining room, private bedrooms, and even a 3rd floor sleeping area also.
From coffee and shoes to saws and washing machines, the General Store in Garnet was the play to find them all.
Just beyond Main Street and up a small hill is where visitors to Garnet Ghost Town will find the majority of the remaining homes.
Just beyond Main Street and up a small hill is where visitors to Garnet Ghost Town will find the majority of the remaining homes.
For more information about other great day trips around Missoula, visit our Day Trip page.
