The Gardiner center point is about the area of Yellowstone Gallery and Frmwrks.
The weather in Gardiner is relatively mild throughout the year. For travelers interested in snowshoeing and cross-country skiing excursions, the best time to visit is from November to March. The average monthly snowfall during this time is less than 5-inches.
For summer visitors, July maintains an estimated high temperature of 76-degrees. June and August are also considered optimal months to visit to experience comfortable temperatures. Winter can be harsh, with temps dipping to low figures in the single digits in December and January.
Overall, Gardiner receives an annual average of 191 sunny days, 22-inches of rain, and 157-inches of snow. January is the rainiest month and September is the driest. Spring is the rainiest season and winter the driest.
Best Western by Mammoth Hot Springs offers comfort with relaxing whirlpool tubs and luxury bedding. The hotel also provides the convenience of spacious accommodations equipped with a refrigerator and microwave, a location with beautiful mountain and river views, and a heated indoor swimming pool, as well as saunas and hot tubs for total relaxation. For your dining and entertainment pleasure, a restaurant and lounge are nearby, and you can try your luck at the local casino. Best Western is a pet-friendly establishment, so you can bring your fur or feathered friends along on the trip. If you're interested in discounts, the hotel honors AAA, senior rates, and military discounts.
Super 8 Gardiner combines affordability with the addition of accepting AAA, AARP, and providing senior discounts. The pet-friendly hotel is located near the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park. From this location, you are within a few minutes of hot springs, wildlife viewing, hiking trails, and more. While staying at Super 8, you'll have what you need for a comfortable stay and a good night's sleep. If you're arriving by truck, RV, or bus, you'll find free parking and outdoor outlets are readily available. The hotel provides guest laundry facilities, non-smoking rooms, and handicap accessible rooms.
Each morning of your stay, you can enjoy an 8-item SuperStart breakfast to fuel your energy levels for the day. On your way to your first adventure, fill up a cup with coffee to take along. After your day out-and-about, feel free to unwind in the soothing waters of the heated indoor swimming pool. If you need to take care of business details before heading out for the day, the hotel offers fax and copy services. Super 8 is conveniently located near several restaurants, pubs, and cafes and nearby attractions including hiking trails, Old Faithful, waterfalls, and hot springs.
Sage Lodge is located in Paradise Valley, less than a 45-minute drive to Gardiner. The 42-room lodge offers spacious lodge guest rooms and individual rooms in the ranch house each with upscale decor, rich wood highlights, upscale bathrooms with walk-in showers, and assorted accessories and toiletries. Other available amenities include rooms with a separate sitting area, pullout sleeper sofa, and a gas fireplace. Guests also have the option of renting the entire Ranch House for large groups. The Ranch House provides access to a living room, dining area, full kitchen, gas fireplace, outdoor fireplace, and a private patio.
The views from the room are expansive and scenic, whether you're in your room or dining at The Grill at Sage Lodge or The Fireside Room where creative menus will tantalize your taste buds. After a day of activities and exploration, schedule a visit to The Spa at Sage Lodge and indulge yourself with a soothing massage or replenish with a luxurious treatment for your body using natural botanicals and herbs.
Yellowstone Big Rock Inn, located in the heart of Gardiner, is a seasonal hotel accepting reservations year-round for stays from May 1 through October 14. The Inn is about a mile from the north entrance to Yellowstone, so you'll be up and in the park in a matter of minutes. Along the way, you'll find a variety of restaurants, shopping venues, and bars/lounges.
Yellowstone Big Rock aims to please with spacious rooms offering quality accommodations, a quiet atmosphere, and guest-focused service by staff. Accommodations include two-bed queen rooms, two-bed queen kitchen suites, and two-bed queen ADA rooms.
The two-bed queen room features a sofa, flat-screen TV, coffee maker, mini fridge, microwave, free Wi-Fi, and a patio. If you need more room, the two-bed queen kitchen suite offers 375 square feet of space and is equipped with a full-size refrigerator, cooktop, sink, coffee maker, microwave, cabinets for storage, utensils, and a kitchen counter with barstools. The two-bed queen ADA room is designed for easy accessibility for ADA guests. All rooms are nicely decorated.
There's no lack of things to do when visiting Gardiner and the surrounding area. You'll enter Yellowstone National Park via the landmark Roosevelt Arch entrance that has been in place since 1903. Within the park, there's Fort Yellowstone where you can tour the 1890s fort and see exhibits at the museum.
Enjoy an exciting whitewater rafting adventure along the Yellowstone River or become part of the scenery as you zipline through the sky. Learn about the history of the area at the Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center. You might also enjoy the scenery and wildlife sights at Arch Park or you can schedule a day tour, go fishing, take a swim in the Boiling River, visit Mammoth Hot Springs, or plan a hike to savor the landscape, wildflowers, nature, and scenery.
Whether your travel plans bring you to Gardiner in the summer or fall, you have a range of hotels to select from that include low cost up to luxury to suit your individual needs. While visiting, your days will be filled with a variety of outdoor activities, sights, and sounds that will create memories of a lifetime.
Below are reviews of the city of Gardiner, MT from an actual visitor's perspective.
Beautiful city. We enjoyed walking downtown by the entrance to Yellowstone. Very fun people, shops and a great pizza place.
Close to Mammoth and Lamar Valley.
The elk roaming the town and the pronghorn on the edges of the town. The family friendly watersports. Easy access to Yellowstone.