Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
Best Preserved Ghost Town There was a time, a hundred years ago, that Garnet was a thriving town, filled with gold miners and their families. Working hard to carve out a community in the heart of the Garnet Mountains.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
There are no indications that camps or villages were in existence in the Garnet Mountains. We have listed a variety of things for you to see and do while visiting us. The first area is right here in Garnet. Take one of our trails, and they all leave from the Garnet Parking Lot.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
By the 1940’s, Garnet was a ghost town. Cabins were abandoned, furnishings included, as though residents were merely vacationing. F.A. Davey still ran the store however, and the hotel stood intact. In 1934 when President Roosevelt raised gold prices from $16 to $32 an ounce, Garnet revived.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
The Garnet Preservation Association is a non-profit organization of concerned Montana citizens dedicated to protect and preserve Garnet Ghost Town for all with the partnership of the Bureau of Land Management.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
Turn south at the Garnet Range Road located between mile markers 22 and 23, about 30 miles east of Missoula. Follow the Range Road for approximately 11 miles to Garnet where the parking area is located.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
The BLM has two cabins for rent each winter in Garnet. As one guest wrote in the Dahl Cabin Journal, “The annual ghost town trek was once again pure joy! Made perfect tele-turns down the hill right to the porch!….See you next year.” Do you want to sleep with the ghosts? Two primitive cabins are available from December 1 to April 30.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
Education is very important in the Garnet Ghost Town, as gold miners flocked up to the Garnet Mountains to strike their claim, ended up creating a town, brought their families up to live, built a school, educated their children and now we can share that with you.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
The “Explore Montana Ghost Towns” license plate is available from any DMV in Montana. The license plates are available for cars, trucks and trailers. For just $20 extra, per plate, your dollars can support the Garnet Ghost Town, plus 25% of this fee, goes to the preservation of other ghost towns in Montana.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
By 1898, the Garnet area had gone from a few prospectors to a booming town complete with stores, saloons, hotels, and even a school house. Q: When did Garnet become a ghost town? That depends on how you define a ghost town.
Garnet Ghost Town | Montana's Best Preserved Ghost Town
Join hundreds of other Garnet supporters and keep Montana history alive! Membership benefits include: 10% off items sold at the visitors Center; A quarterly newsletter to keep you up-to-date on the latest restoration work, historical projects, cabin acquisitions, and more.