Lubrecht State Experimental Forest

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Lubrecht State Experimental Forest

Lubrecht is managed by the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Mon

Lubrecht Experimental Forest is a 28,000 acre forest located 30 miles northeast of Missoula, Montana in the Blackfoot River drainage. The Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station, at the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, owns and manages 21,000 acres. The other 7,000 are managed cooperatively with the State of Montana Department of Natural Resources.

02/16/2024

MTCX Ski Bike Events will be hosting their Ice Badgers Loppet nordic ski race at Lubrecht Forest this upcoming Sunday, February 18, 2024 from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Trails will still be open to the public but parking will be severely limited. If at all possible, plan your ski before or after the race to reduce congestion. Trails may also be accessed from the Garnet Range Road parking area, 1/4 mile before the entrance to Lubrecht. If skiing during the posted time, please give the racers the right-of-way and be sure to cheer them on!

12/04/2023

'Tis the Season...

02/08/2023

Beginning on Monday, February 13, 2023, portions of the C and D trails will be plowed and closed to skiers.

SKIING ON CLOSED TRAILS IS NOT PERMITTED.

The closure is for a forestry research project, collaboratively managed by Lubrecht Experimental Forest and the Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Please respect the closures and see the map below to select an alternate route. Portions of the C trail are expected to be closed for the season, with D trail expected to be reopened no later than February 27, 2023.

01/18/2023

Lubrecht Forest will be hosting the Nordic Dance Invitational XC Ski Race on Sunday, January 22, 2023 from 8:30am - 3:00pm. This race is brought to you by MTCX Ski & Bike Events in Missoula.

The trails will still be open to the public but please stay out of the way of the race participants and be sure to cheer them on!

The camp area and parking lot will be very crowded but there is parking and trail access for recreational skiers at the Garnet Range Rd lot, 1/4 mile down HWY 200 towards Missoula from the Lubrecht entrance. Trail access is to the left of the parking lot and through a walk-in gate, which will start you on the A & B loops.

11/14/2022

General rifle hunting season runs from Saturday, October 22 through Sunday, November 27. Hunting is allowed on all parts of Lubrecht Forest with the exception of the immediate camp area. If you are coming to recreate or enjoy the early winter weather, please WEAR ORANGE for the safety of yourselves and your pets.

05/06/2022

We are still hiring for summer event staff! Duties include housekeeping, preparing facilities for events, lawn maintenance, small odd jobs around the property, etc. This position requires the applicant to be detail-oriented, an independent worker, flexible and easy going. FREE housing in one of our staff cabins is also available for those who need a place to live for the summer, and you will have the cabin all to yourself. Fuel compensation is also available for those who prefer to commute. The schedule will vary from week to week but will include weekends. Start and end dates are flexible but June through August availability is essential. $15/hour. Please contact Leah Crowley for more information at 406-880-7059.

02/22/2022

Lubrecht Experimental Forest will be hosting an outdoor medicine course in our Forestry Center on Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27, eliminating most of our skier overflow parking. Two large groups will also be coming to ski - one on Saturday and one on Sunday. PARKING WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED ON SATURDAY, FEB. 26 AND SUNDAY, FEB. 27, 2022. If at all possible, plan your ski for Friday, Monday, or before 9:00am or after 3:00pm on the weekend to reduce congestion.

02/14/2022

Thank you to the Missoula Nordic Ski Club (www.missoulanordic.org) and MTCX (www.montanacyclocross.com) for the great race this weekend!

01/11/2022

Lubrecht Experimental Forest will be hosting two ski races on the following Sundays:

Ice Badgers Loppet - Sunday, January 16, 2022 8:00am-2:00pm
Nordic Dance Invitational - Sunday, January 23, 2022 8:00-2:00pm

The trails will still be open to the general public and the race route will be clearly marked. To avoid congestion, we are asking the general public to park in our overflow parking areas in our upper camp.

Please give the race participants the right-of-way and don't forget to cheer on the racers!

12/22/2021

Winter has arrived at Lubrecht!

Lubrecht Experimental Forest has a partnership with the Missoula Nordic Ski Club that allows for the grooming of our forest's road system for use as cross-country ski trails in the winter months. For any information regarding cross-country skiing, grooming schedules and snow conditions, please visit the Missoula Nordic Ski Club's website at www.missoulanordic.org.

Thanks and happy skiing!

12/16/2021

Per the Missoula Nordic Club on December 15, 2021...

We have rolled all of the Lubrecht trails to put down a base but that does not mean the trails are groomed.

We still need at least 6" or more of snow to groom and have safe skiing. There are lots of deep tire ruts, ridges, rough areas, rocks and bushes. While it is possible to tour do so at your own risk. Skating is strongly discouraged.

Lubrecht is also finishing up a timber harvest which they hope to be done with in two weeks. The main haul road includes portions of every loop. We will be flagging the haul road as off limits within a few days. Please stay off the obvious logging road as the trucks full of logs probably will not be able to stop to avoid you.

We will get to good skiing soon.

Address

38689 Mt-200 E
Greenough, MT
59823

Telephone

+14068807059

Website

http://www.cfc.umt.edu/lubrecht/

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