Travelers' Rest State Park
About
Travelers' Rest State Park is an 89-acre state park in Montana, about 1.6 miles from the town of Lolo. The land is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency. Summer is the warmest stretch to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Missoula put July highs around 85°F with lows near 52°F, and September cools to highs in the low 70s with fewer wet days than spring. Hikers can head to the Bitteroot Runoff Trail, about 1.2 miles away, or go a few miles farther to the Blue Mountain Lookout MC trail and the Deadmans Point mountain bike route, both around 4.5 miles out. Pattee Canyon Picnic Area sits roughly 5.8 miles away.
Park size
89 acres
Location
Travelers' Rest State Park
Montana
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–85°F and lows of 41–52°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Missoula 2 Ne, MT weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan34° high20° low10 days with snow
- Feb39° high22° low8 days with snow
- Mar49° high27° low6 days with snow
- Apr57° high33° low2 days with snow
- May67° high41° low
- Jun73° high47° low
- Jul85° high52° low
- Aug84° high51° low
- Sep73° high44° low
- Oct56° high34° low1 days with snow
- Nov41° high26° low6 days with snow
- Dec33° high20° low10 days with snow
Where it is
- Travelers' Rest State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Lolo, Montana · 1.6 mi
- Managed by
- State Fish and Wildlife
Nearby
- bitteroot runoff trailHiking1.2 mi
- DEADMAN RIDGE BYPASSHiking4.3 mi
- BLUE MTN LOOKOUT MC EAST LOOPHiking4.5 mi
- Deadmans PointMountain biking4.5 mi
- BLUE MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT MCHiking4.6 mi
- Blue Mountain Bike Spur 2Hiking4.7 mi
- OrchardMountain biking4.9 mi
- Pattee Canyon Picnic AreaCamping5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
