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Join us in Butte, Montana for the Montana Folk Festival - July 13-15, 2012.
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Where can I stay in the Butte area during the Montana Folk Festival?
Butte and the surrounding communities of Southwest Montana offer a variety of lodging options depending on your personal comfort zone. Click on the link below for hotels, motels, resorts and spas, bed & breakfasts, campgrounds and RV and camping locations in the vicinity.
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To reserve rooms at Butte hotels and motels, visit links here under Lodging.
If the hotels and motels in Butte are full, are there nearby lodging where I can find a room?
There are communities surrounding Butte within a short drive where hotel and motel lodging is available.
These communities include Anaconda, Whitehall, Basin, Boulder, Helena, Bozeman, Deer Lodge, and Dillon.
To investigate lodging in Helena and Bozeman, call the Holiday Inn Convention Center at 406-443-2200.
Or try:
| Best Western Hotel | 406-457-5500 |
| The Helena Wingate | 406-449-3000 |
| Super 8 Hotel | 406-443-2540 |
| Comfort Inn | 406-443-1000 |
If you would like to check out a bed & breakfast in Helena with rooms with private or shared bathrooms starting at $50 a night, visit The Montana Inn.
In Bozeman, check out Microtel Inns & Suites at 406-586-3797. Ask about busses that may be arranged to transport guests to Butte and back for the festval.
Where can I pitch a tent under the stars if I want to camp and come in to Butte to enjoy the Montana Folk Festival?
The Butte Vigilante Rodeo Grounds and Saddle Club at 6354 Albany (south on Highway 2 to mile marker 82 then left on Albany) is offering dry camping for $5 a night. Terrific views and a huge amount of space to park with port-a-johns and garbage on site. For more information or to reserve a spot call Chris @ (406) 494-6700.
Butte and the surrounding communities of Southwest Montana are surrounded by wilderness and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Also, the Montana State Park system has started a reservation system where you can reserve a camping space in the area. Click on the link below for camping space availablility in Montana state parks in the vicinity.
Can I camp in city parks in Butte?
Light camping will be allowed in some Butte-Silver Bow Parks. These parks include McGruff Park on Shields Avenue, Copper Mountain Park off South Montana Street and Stodden Park on Dewey Avenue. Please pack in and out all garbage and wares. Limited to no spiking to avoid hitting a sprinkling line. No vehicles on the grass. No dumping. No fires.
There is no reservation for camping in Butte's municipal parks -- first come, first served. When bathrooms are limited, Porta Johns will be available. There is plenty of room for campers and RV's at Copper Mountain and Stodden Park, but no water, power or septic dumping is available.
For more detailed information, call BSB Parks & Recreation Department at (406)497-6200.
Where can I park my RV in the Butte area?
Butte has three commercial campgrounds that accomodate RVs. The Butte KOA Kampground is located on Kaw Street just beside the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center and about a half mile from the Civic Center and festival shuttles. The 2 Bar Lazy H Campground is in Ramsey about five miles west of Butte, The Fairmont RV Campground is a few miles farther west near Fairmont Hot Springs.
Other campgrounds and other areas for RV camping are available in the area. You can find out more about other options from the state's Visitmt.com site for travelers to Montana.
What can I do close by the Montana Folk Festival?
While there will be plenty to do on the festival site, all around is Butte's historic central business district, home to specialty retail stores, museums, fine art galleries, and a couple dozen excellent restaurants.
THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN BUTTE
What can I do in Montana before and after the Montana Folk Festival?
We invite you to visit Butte and see the Montana you imagined. Whether you come to attend the Montana Folk Festival or for any other reason, we hope that you will visit often and enjoy your visit to Butte and Southwest Montana.
THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN MONTANA
Can I fly into Butte?
Butte has the Bert Mooney Airport with regular flights connecting for all destinations. When you book your flight, be sure to use our major sponsor Travelocity's services to make all of your travel arrangements.
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