Ghoulish Fun! Take A Walk With Ghosts at a Montana State Park

It's a might early to be jumping on that Halloween-themed bandwagon. But since tickets are required, please don't boo us for it.

And who says Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks doesn't have a sense of humor, with questions like, “Did you hear about the guy who didn’t pay his exorcist? He was repossessed.” And, “Why did the game warden arrest a ghost? He didn’t have his haunting license.”

FWP promises jokes like those and more at Bannack State Park’s annual Ghost Walks event, Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25.

Located on Grasshopper Creek in Beaverhead County, Bannack State Park is a National Historic Landmark and the site of Montana's first major gold discovery on July 28, 1862. This strike set off a massive gold rush that swelled Bannack's population to over 3,000 by 1863. As the value of gold steadily dwindled, Bannack's bustling population was slowly lost. Over 50 buildings line Main Street, and their historic log and frame structures recall Montana's formative years.

Ghost Walks resurrects the past by bringing the town’s dead back from the grave.

Spooky? Consider the setting: nighttime in a western ghost town, in the middle of nowhere, lit only with lanterns and bonfires. Live re-enactors play the ghosts of rogues and wretches from the town’s early days, when gravediggers were kept busy burying those who died from gunshots, accidents, and infectious diseases.

TIMES AND TICKET PRICES

Ghost Walk shows shows start at 7pm and 9pm both nights. Guests are asked to be at the park Visitor Center 10 minutes before your ticketed time. Tickets are limited to 110 for each show and are nonrefundable. Walks fill up quickly and sells out most years.

Ticket prices are $15.00 for ages 13 and up, kids 12 and under are $10.00. 

If you are interested in tickets and more information, a Bannack State Park spooks-person will gladly assist you online here.