Fun For Kids
Big Sky kids activities are exciting and varied with fun for all ages and every interest, from biking and hiking to floating, bungee jumping or golfing.
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Cedar Mountain - horseback & wagon ridesBig Sky, MT
Offering lots of options for family fun. Enjoy 1 & 2 hour, 1/2 and full-day trail rides, corral pony rides for tikes, chuckwagon dinner & stagecoach rides. Low prices for all.
Featuring snowshoes, downhill, snowboard and X-C ski rentals in winter (for Big Sky & Moonlight Basin) and waders & rods for fishing the Gallatin River in summer. Orvis shop!
Give kids the chance to paddle a raft, climb a wall, peddle a bike, paddle a canoe, do a zipline, or ride a horse. Oh, and the adults have a lot of fun too!
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center - just for kidsWest Yellowstone, MT
Video & photograph live bears & wolves at this not-for-profit wildlife park & educational facility. Animals visible year-round. Kids can feed animals as 'junior rangers'.
Yellowstone Alpen Guides - for the whole familyWest Yellowstone, MT
Tours of all types (summer lake kayaking, van tours of Yellowstone and snowcoach tours of the Park in winter) are fun for everyone, especially the kids.
Low special rates on brand-name gear from Big Sky's leader in rentals and service. From bikes and trailers in summer to skis and snowboards in winter.
Big Sky Resort Kids ClubBig Sky, MT
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Moonlight Kids Daycare at Moonlight BasinBig Sky, MT
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Spirit Of The North Sled DogEnnis, MT
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- Big Sky Resort's Kid's Club activities hotline is (406) 995-5557 or call the Activities Coordinator at (406) 995-5745
- Basecamp is located front and center in the Mountain Village, for information call 406-995-5769
Welcome to nature's playground – Big Sky for kids. The location offers mountains and forests for hiking, biking or trail riding and rivers for floating, fishing and rafting. Try rock-hounding or wildlife photography for lasting keepsakes.
Summer Activities for Kids
- Big Sky Resort Base Camp
Big Sky Resort has a Base Camp offering the following activities for kids. - Bungee Trampoline
Bungee Trampoline jumping offers a chance to jump, flip and bounce. - Zipline
For the very adventurous there's the Zipline, where you will fly through the air at speeds up to 25 miles per hour. The wild 2-hour ride takes place on three lines between 350-500 feet long 30-60 feet in the air. - Ropes Course
If that's not enough excitement, try the High Ropes Course, which is 20-30 feet off the ground with elements such as the Wild Woozey or Spaghetti Walk, all under the watchful eye of a trained guide. - Chairlift Ride
Take a round-trip chairlift ride, or make it one-way by bringing your bike and riding down the mountain. - Climbing
Polish your mountain climbing skills on the climbing wall. - Disc Golf
Sharpen your aim with disc golf. There are two nine-hole disc courses and rental discs are available. - Kid's Club
Big Sky Resort has supervised kid's activities at the “Kid's Club” for kids ages four and above.
Winter fun in Big Sky is often tailored for the extreme, but there are plenty of kid friendly and family oriented winter activities to enjoy too. Enroll kids in ski school while you take more challenging runs or take the family snow tubing when the ski hill closes. Together or apart, everyone gets his age appropriate dose of adventure.
Winter Kid Friendly Activities
- Skiing
Kids may not be able to tackle the Big Couloir on top of Lone Peak quite yet, so enroll them in ski or snowboard camp at Big Sky Resort for a half or full day. They’ll get great, skill-appropriate instruction and meet other kids on the mountain. Wednesday afternoons kids do a mountain treasure-hunt on skis and on Thursdays parents can cheer on as kids race down the course of Chet’s Knob (Kids age 4-14). At Moonlight Basin kids 3-4 can do a private lesson in conjunction with daycare and older kids do a half-day group lesson with daycare. - Big Sky Bungee Trampoline
Kids love bouncing, jumping, and flipping on this fun bungee trampoline located in the plaza at Big Sky Resort. - Snow Tubing
Kids love speeding down the 500-foot tube park on their sled-like inner tube. - Kids Club
From 3:30-5:50 grab an après ski drink while kids participate in the Kids Club. From mask-making to outdoor field games, Kids 4 and up love hanging out at the “kids only” clubhouse at Big Sky resort (free for resort guests). - Sleigh Rides
Snuggle up with your little ones as they experience the magic of a sleigh ride through the snow-covered Narnia-esque forest of Big Sky. Depending on the outfitter you choose, your horse-drawn sleigh will take you to a gourmet dinner and live music or board games and marshmallow roasting in a toasty mountain yurt. Check out the providers below to book your ideal sleigh adventure. - Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone
Born in captivity or labeled “nuisance bears,” the grizzlies and wolves at the Discovery Center are unable to live in the wild. Instead, they roam the animal sanctuary year-round (these grizzlies don’t hibernate!), giving you a chance to get a rare up-close look at these great beasts. Kids love participating in one of the Centers educational programs led by staff naturalists or helping hide food for the bears in the Keeper Kids program ($5.50 for children 5 - 12, free for children under 5). - Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman
Check out the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skull ever unearthed or catch a show at the Digistar planetarium. Kids also love the Living History Farm, where re-enactors dress in frontier period costumes ($10 for adults, $9 for senior, $7 for children 5-18, free for children 4 and under). - Zipline
Kids over three feet tall love swinging like Tarzan through the trees and over the slopes on Big Sky Resort’s Zipline. You’ll zip on three different lines over two hours, speeding 25 mph 60 feet above the ground.
