Entry No. 55 — the Bozeman file — filed under: haunted

Bannack State Park (ghost town)

Montana's first territorial capital, born from an 1862 gold strike, now over 50 weathered log and frame buildings you can walk straight into along a silent Main Street. The Meade Hotel and the old schoolhouse draw the most ghost reports, including a girl in white said to appear on the hotel's second floor. It's a true ghost town rather than a reconstruction, so you wander empty saloons, the jail, and homes at your own pace. Each October the park stages a Ghost Walk with live actors playing Bannack's dead.

The move: Spend the afternoon poking through abandoned buildings, then dare each other to climb the schoolhouse stairs at dusk.

📍 Before you go Roughly 2.5 hours from Bozeman; hours vary by season (longest in summer), and the Ghost Walk is only Oct 23-24, 2026.

• 📍 Dillon (Bannack)
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 4200 Bannack Rd, Dillon, MT 59725

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24