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STOCK UP ON THE TRAIL

Snacks and Merch

Food & Drink For Sale at the Taft Trailhead and Bottom of the Trail

Please be prepared by having a few dollars with you, or a Credit Card stashed in your pocket or backpack. We stock ice-cold drinks (bottled water, Gatorade, soft drinks), along with ham, turkey, or vegetarian sandwiches, and other snack items. Please remember what you carry in – you need to carry out.

Merch at the Trailhead

Hats, Sweat Shirts, and Tees are available at the Taft Trailhead. The 1.661-mile-long Taft Tunnel is a refreshing 47 degrees year-round, so these are big sellers. Stickers, Magnets, Sunscreen, and many other items are also available for purchase.

Hot Dogs on the Grill

Check our Events Page for when we offer Hot Dogs cooked on the grill at Pearson (Usually every day.)

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Lookout Pass Amenities

At Exit Zero on I-90 (The Idaho/Montana Divide)

BASE LODGE

Lookout Pass Ski Area serves as a base lodge for both Idaho and Montana, and provides official state maps as well as general tourist information. The Lodge is open 8am to 4pm on week days and 8am to 5pm on weekends.

RESTAURANT

Our Deli & Grill offers hamburgers & deli sandwiches and other hot food items in the summer. We also provide a variety of snacks and beverages. Enjoy a relaxing lunch on the lodge deck with mountain views that occasionally offer sightings of moose, elk, and deer!

Sack lunches to go are available for those who want to take something to eat or drink while on the trail. These sling packs are loaded with a Turkey, Ham, or Vegi sandwich, a Bottle of water, chips, and an apple for 2026 RATES TBD. Order this when making your reservation or when at the cashier’s station before your ride.

A variety of domestic beers is also available at Ski Lookout Pass. You must be 21 years or older to order a beer and have ID.

Summer Scenic Chairlift Rides at Ski Lookout Pass

Scenic Chairlift Rides are available at Ski Lookout Pass that take you to the mountains summit on select Saturdays & Sundays: You can pick Huckleberries on the slopes in season.

Dates TBD

RESTROOMS

Both men’s and women’s restrooms are available in the main lodge. There are also Forest Service restrooms available out along the trail at these locations: East Portal, Roland, Adair & Pearson.

RENTAL SHOP

Mountain bikes, comfort bikes, helmets, 300-400 lumen lights, tag-alongs, Burley Trailers for young kids, Bicycles built for two, recumbents, and other equipment are available to rent for use on the trail. Please see the Equipment Rental page for specific items and rental prices. This rental shop can also perform equipment adjustments and minor repairs.

GIFT SHOP

Lookout Pass Gift Shop offers various souvenir items, postcards, Hats, Patches, T-shirts, some protective garments, sunglasses, Books of local interest, and personal care products such as Chapstick and sunscreen. We also offer a smaller selection of items at East Portal.

OVERNIGHT RV PARKING

Overnight parking is permitted for FREE in the Lookout Pass parking area for self-contained RV vehicles. Please specify that you park in the bottom lot closest to I-90. Please do not park in the main paved lot, as that sees brisk traffic every day.

For those requiring services like a dump site, etc., please visit Mullan, Wallace, and Osborn, all in ID west of the mountain. Or head East to Superior, MT for Full Service & Specialty RV Camping locations. There are also several Forest Service Camp Sites down below the trail on FS Rd 326 and a large field for RVs just across from the East Portal Parking area. NO overnight Parking permitted in the East Portal Parking area.

HIKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING & FISHING

Nine of the region’s “best kept secrets” in adventure trails take off from or near our base area. Hike to high elevation lakes in the St. Regis or Copper Basins, where cutthroat trout are abundant. Climb Stephens Peak, the highest peak in this section of the Bitterroot Mountains, or pick huckleberries starting in August through early September on the ski area summit. Trail maps are available in the lodge. Lift-served scenic chairlift rides are available on select Saturdays. & Sundays at Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area over the summer.

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