Driving Directions
DO NOT USE GPS OR YOUR PHONE TO FIND US BECAUSE YOU WILL GET LOST! Print out these directions or take a screenshot and save them in your phone. MapQuest, Google, GPS,and cell phones will stop working properly as you enter these mountains. We want to prevent you from getting lost, arriving late, and bothering our neighbors.
If you’re using Google Maps offline, you can save these coordinates to get to Sage Mountain Center.
If you’re using Apple Maps offline, you can save these coordinates to get to Sage Mountain Center.
(For 2025 travelers, allow an extra 15 min. travel-time due to road construction on HWY 2)
Print Directions from Butte, Montana - 30 Minutes
Print Directions from Butte, Montana
The closest large city to Sage Mountain Center is Butte, Montana. From I-90 in Butte take the South Harrison Ave. Exit and continue south out of town, about 3 miles. Turn left on Hwy 2 towards Whitehall. Drive about 13 miles (between mile marker 70 and 71). Turn left at all the mail boxes on Toll Mountain Road. Toll Mountain Road is a dirt road and ties in to Rader Creek Road, so don’t let the brown Forest Service sign confuse you.
Drive 1.5 miles towards Toll Mountain Campground over your first cattle guard. Do not turn on Rader Creek Road. Look for the Sage Mountain Trail sign and fork right. Continue on Sage Mountain Trail (SMC is 1.5 miles from the sign). Enter private land over the second cattle guard and continue up the hill past a couple of dwellings. At Forest Timbers/Sage Mountain Trail, road curves down hill. You will go past a big gray house on the right. Take the first left at the Sage Mountain Center sign and drive all the way up the draw and towards the end of the road. You will see our fence, garden, sign, and driveway up on the left.
Print Directions from Bozeman, Montana - 80 Minutes
Print Directions from Bozeman, Montana
To get to the Sage Mountain Center from Bozeman, head west on I-90 towards Butte. Before the pass, exit the interstate at Whitehall, go under the overpass and drive through town to the “T” in the road. Turn right at the fire station and continue out of town on Hwy 2 towards Butte. Drive about 13 miles into the mountains (between mile marker 70 and 71). Do not turn on Quarry Rd. as this is NOT a fully developed road. Turn right on Toll Mountain Road at all the mail boxes. This road ties into Rader Creek Road, so don’t let the brown Forest Service sign confuse you.
Drive 1.5 miles towards Toll Mountain Campground over your first cattle guard. Do not turn on Rader Creek Road. Look for the Sage Mountain Trail sign and fork right. Continue on Sage Mountain Trail (SMC is 1.5 miles from the sign). Enter private land over the second cattle guard and continue up the hill past a couple of dwellings. At Forest Timbers/Sage Mountain Trail, road curves down hill. You will go past a big gray house on the right. Take the first left at the Sage Mountain Center sign and drive all the way up the draw and towards the end of the road. You will see our fence, garden, sign, and driveway up on the left.
Address
79 Sage Mountain Trail
Whitehall, MT 59759
Email
smc@sagemountain.org
Phone
406-494-9875
