From the Bozeman Airport

• Take I-90 East.
• Take Exit #333 in Livingstson, Montana.
• At the light, go left onto US Highway 89-South.
• Drive south 53 miles to Gardiner, Montana
• Follow the Main street through Gardiner until you get to the curve and the first gas Station (Cenex)
• Take a left at the Cenex station onto Jardine Road (the steep hill to the right). Crossing the bridge means you went too far!
• Follow the Jardine Rd. for 5 miles. The Bear Lair Lodge will be on your left (495 Jardine Rd).
• Look for the small log cabin in a treed front yard.

The greater Yellowstone area is truly big sky country. Longer distances are traveled more commonly...because this is the wide-open west! When making your plans for fun and adventure, be sure to plan in travel times and distances. Here are a few of the commonly visited places in the area, and their distance and approximate drive times from Gardiner, Montana. Just remember to be on vacation and take advantage of things that might slow you down...buffalo jams, wolf sightings, bald eagle nests, Wilcoxson's great Montana ice cream...

• Bozeman, Montana: 75 miles and 1:20 hr/min
• Livingston, Montana: 52 miles and 1 hour
• Chico Hot Springs, Emigrant, Montana: 32 miles and 40 minutes
• Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone: 5 miles and 10 minutes
• Lamar Valley in Yellowstone: 37 miles and 1 hour
• Cooke City, Montana: 45 miles and 1:30 hr/min
• Yellowstone Lake Junction in Yellowstone: 57 miles and 1:30 hr/min
• Cody, Wyoming: 130 miles and 3 hrs
• Jackson, Wyoming: 200 miles and 4 hours
• Old Faithful in Yellowstone: 57 miles and 1:30 hr/min
• West Yellowstone, Montana: 55 miles and 1:30 hr/min