Fort Benton is located on the banks of the Missouri River in the "Golden Triangle" area of North Central Montana. Established in 1846 as an American Fur Company Trading Post, it is one of the oldest communities in Montana.

Fort Benton and the surrounding countryside is a beautiful area to visit. We are the gateway to the Wild and Scenic Upper Missouri River and the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, and only moments away from the Highwood Mountains and Square Butte Recreational Area.

Fort Benton offers you genuine small town friendliness. As you stroll down the levee and Front Street, you will find friendly people and inviting shops filled with everything a persons needs for their stay.

Frontier history comes alive in Fort Benton...let your imagination carry you away as you walk along the Steamboat Levee. Lewis & Clark & The Corp of Discovery walked on this same river bank almost two hundred years ago. Or Imagine of the sight of a dozen steamboats docked along the levee and the noise and clamor as their freight is loaded onto oxen trains soon bound for points through out the Northwest.

The Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce is selling tickets for a chance to take home a bronze likeness, created by Gary Schildt, of the George Montgomery Statue located on the levee next to the walking bridge. Tickets can be purchased from any Chamber member or at the Visitors Center on Front Street. The drawing for the statue will be held Saturday, June 27th, during the Summer Celebration. The cost for the tickets are $10.00 each or 3 for $20.00 and only 500 tickets will be sold.

Currently the Chamber is working on a series of video clips promoting the activities in and around Fort Benton. To view the first two videos in this series click here: Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce Video Series.

We have added a new calendar to this site that will have all the dates of the local events posted with a description of that event. To view the calendar click here: WebCalendar.

For an overview of Fort Benton please take some time to view the community's home page at: http://www.fortbenton.com/.

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