Entry No. 44 — the Butte file — filed under: haunted

Bannack State Park

Montana's first territorial capital and the best-preserved ghost town in the state, with over fifty original log and frame buildings lining a single dirt main street. It is a National Historic Landmark and a fixture on Montana's most-haunted lists, the Meade Hotel and the old schoolhouse drawing the most ghost reports. The town runs a costumed Ghost Walk with live actors each October. You can walk straight into many of the empty buildings, no recreated facades.

The move: Spend a half-day wandering in and out of fifty-plus empty 1860s buildings and climbing the Meade Hotel stairs.

📍 Before you go Visitor center staffed Memorial Day-Labor Day (~10am-6pm); park day-use fee applies; Ghost Walk is late October only.

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

Where: 4200 Bannack Rd, Dillon, MT

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

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last checked: 2026-06-24