Travel & Accomodations for The National Folk Festival.

Where can I stay in the Butte area during the National Folk Festival?

Butte and the surrounding communities of Southwest Montana offer a variety of lodging options depending on your personal comfort zone. Click on the link below for hotels, motels, resorts and spas, bed & breakfasts, campgrounds and RV and camping locations in the vicinity.

ACCOMMODATIONS

If the hotels and motels in Butte are full, are there nearby motels where I can find a room?

There are communities surrounding Butte within a short drive where hotel and motel lodging is available.

These communities include Anaconda, Whitehall, Basin, Boulder,Helena, Bozeman, Deer Lodge, and Dillon.

To investigate lodging in Helena and Bozeman, call the Holiday Inn Convention Center at 406-443-2200. Or try:
Best Western Hotel 406-457-5500
The Helena Wingate 406-449-3000

Super 8 Hotel 406-443-2540

Comfort Inn 406-443-1000
In Bozeman:
Microtel Inns & Suites 406-586-3797

Ask about busses that may be arranged to transport guests to Butte and back for the festval.

NEARBY ACCOMMODATIONS

Where can I pitch a tent under the stars if I want to camp and come in to Butte to enjoy the National Folk Festival?

Butte and the surrounding communities of Southwest Montana are all surrounded by wilderness and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Click on the link below for campgrounds in the vicinity.

CAMPGROUNDS

Where can I park my RV in the Butte area?

Butte has three commercial campgrounds that accomodate RVs. The Butte KOA Kampground is located on Kaw Street just beside the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center and about a half mile from the Civic Center and festival shuttles. The 2 Bar Lazy H Campground is in Ramsey about five miles west of Butte, The Fairmont RV Campground is a few miles farther west near Fairmont Hot Springs.

Other campgrounds and other areas for RV camping are available in the area. You can find out more about these from the state's Visitmt.com site for travelers to Montana.

What can I do close to the National Folk Festival site?

While there will be plenty to do on the festival site, all around is Butte's historic central business district, home to specialty retail stores, museums, fine art galleries, and a couple dozen excellent restaurants.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN BUTTE

What can I do in Montana before and after the National Folk Festival?

We invite you to visit Butte and see the Montana you imagined. Whether you come to attend the National Folk Festival or for any other reason, we hope that you will visit often and enjoy your visit to Butte and Southwest Montana.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN MONTANA

Can I fly into Butte?

Butte has the Bert Mooney Airport with regular flights connecting for all destinations.

BUTTE AIRPORT