Hello, I am from small town in Belgium; I was traveling through Montana, I stopped at the smokejumper center. I found of interest even though I could not always understand was being said, the tour guides did good job of speaking clearly and slow. I like going on the plane as well. It is very interesting what the smokejumpers do,... More

Now that we're home, I'm surprised how many times we have mentioned this while talking about our cross country trip. We went with no expectations, but were fascinated with what we learned. Had the excitement of being there when a fire call came in, so got to watch the firefighters assemble and get on the plane. Go if you're in... More

What a great way to spend an hour or so in Missoula. We stopped by to see the Visitor's Center and learned of the tour which is all free. The Visitor's Center has a small exhibit about the history of the Smoke Jumper's. Every hour they offer a tour which is well worth the time. We were greeted by our... More

My name is Connie from Rhode Island, and I brought my three kids in for the tour and it turned out better than I had ever expected. Admission was free, and we were able to go into the actual working facilities of the smokejumpers. It was great to see the smokejumpers at work and the kids really enjoyed everything about... More

I took this tour with my husband and 14 year old son. This is a great way to spend an hour. The tour provided information regarding the history the smokejumpers and current operations and procedures. There were smokejumpers there working on sewing their packs, inspecting parachutes, and repairing the same. More

I was surprised that we would be walking through the locker room among the actual smokejumpers. Some were hanging their parachutes in the tower and others were running and working out to stay in shape for the next call. We did not realize that the smokejumpers repair and pack their own parachutes. We were shown all of the equipment and... More

What a great spot to learn about wildland firefighting in general and smokejumping in particular. Tours of the working parts of the smokejumper base at 10 and 11 AM, and 2, 3, and 4 PM all summer long. Cool parachutes, airplanes and people! More

A very educational and fun place for families to visit while in western Montana. Our tour was led by an actual rookie Smokejumper and included a visit to the working Smokejumper facilities. During our tour a fire call came in and we got to watch the Smokejumpers suit up and board the aircraft to go to a fire! Our tour... More

Very nice place to visit. My husband is a wildlanf firefighter and a former helitack crew member. Very intersting for the kids to learn about what happens at fires, and it was a great chance for my hubby to show us what he knows! Kids will love it! More