Choteau Chamber of Commerce Choteau Montana Listing Type: Chamber Of Commerce City: Choteau Montana Region: Central Montana 800-823-3866 406-466-5316 http://choteaumontana.com

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Choteau offers everything the visitor could want, from specialty shops and restaurants, to art galleries and gas stations. Here you'll find facilities for picnicking, tennis, golf and bowling. Accommodations range from campgrounds to motels, to guest ranches and bed & breakfasts.

Choteau offers a wide range of experiences for people of all ages abilities and interests. Opportunities for sightseeing, horseback riding, hiking, fishing and mountain biking open new vistas. Amateur paleontology tours and seminars enrich and enthrall. And at the end of the day you can simply sit back and watch the sunset work its magic on the mountains west of town.

The areas around Choteau may look familiar to you. Choteau is one of the most popular places in the US to shoot scenery for car commercials. Just about any north-south road will do, paved or gravel. Bring lots of film. You'll burn through it quickly.

From their tepee camp along the Rocky Mountain Front, watch real-life paleontologists excavate the largest dinosaur site in the world. This site has yielded two new species and the first known dinosaur nests.

Just west of town is the Bob Marshall Wilderness (466-5341) with access to 1.5 million acres of wildlands. Pine Butte Swamp (466-5526), also west of town, is a Nature Conservancy Preserve that protects a unique wetland along the Front. For a look at fossils, dinosaurs, Indian artifacts and history, stop at the Old Trail Museum (466-5332). Paleontology programs are available for adults and children.

Directions: Choteau is located at the junction of US Highways 287 and 89 on the Rocky Mountain Front. It's a natural stopover on the route between Glacier and Yellowstone National Park.

Choteau Chamber of Commerce
35 1st Northwest, Choteau, MT 59422

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