Smokejumper Center

Address:5765 W Broadway
Missoula, Montana
Tel: (406) 329-4934

Smokejumpers are aerial firefighters who parachute to fires in remote areas. Learn about this demanding occupation while touring a replica of a 1930s-era lookout tower and load masters room, where the smokejumpers prepare for fire calls. Exciting stuff.

Open year round from 8:30 am to 5 pm.
Tours are guided. Advance reservations are required.
FREE

The Smokejumper Visitor Center is the largest active smokejumper base in the nation. The Smokejumper Visitor Center is a unique opportunity to learn about this unusual, demanding and dramatic occupation. A tour of the facility is also available. As you walk through the center you will visit the National Smokejumper Memorial, go inside a replica of a 1930's lookout tower, and a tour of the smokejumper loft, where the smokejumpers work when they are not fighting fires. Also tour the ready room and load masters room where the smokejumpers prepare for fire calls.