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Fully-Guided Llama Hiking Adventures In These Special Places

Explore the Yellowstone National Park

Find adventure in the world's first and most premier National Park.

Access WILD is an authorized concessioner in Yellowstone National Park (Contract #YELL 168-16).

Hike the Continental Divide Trail in Montana

Travel along the crest to experience in which direction water flows in the U.S.

New and coming soon in June 2022.

Discover the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness

Retrace the steps of Lewis & Clark in the gem of this off-the-beaten wilderness area.

New and coming soon in June 2022.

Welcome to Access WILD

« A Nature & Llama Adventure Company »

Join us as we explore the backcountry away from roads and crowds. Our crew of experienced guides and trusted llamas can take you to places few get to experience. Whether you’d enjoy a day-hike or an overnight trip, we are your one-stop partner for hiking and camping with llamas. Here’s what sets us apart.

Ξ CUSTOMIZED & PERSONALIZED TRIP

We design each trip specifically around your needs, wishes, and schedule. No cookie-cutter trips. You tell us what experience you’re looking for and we’ll put together a trip that is customized around what matters most to you. You dream it, we create it.

 


Ξ PROFESSIONAL GRADE GUIDES & LLAMAS

Our crew is second to none. Our guides and llamas are of professional grade. Everyone works hard to make your trip safe, comfortable, and memorable. Our llamas do the heavy lifting so we can go farther, stay longer, enjoy more, and be comfortable. Llamas are a gamechanger.

 


Ξ ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIPS & PRICE

Our fully-guided nature and llama hiking trips are all about your safety, comfort, and experience. We provide the gear, meals, guides, llamas, and much more. You pay one price; no hidden fees or add-ons. We provide a detailed description of what’s included with your trip. No gimmicks guaranteed.

 


Ξ SAFETY & COMFORT OUTSIDE

It’s totally fine if you don’t have much experience hiking and camping. We’ll take care of you. No need to bring your own gear; we have a sleeping bag, tent, sleeping pad, and pillow etc. waiting for you. Just bring your personal belongings, we provide the rest. It’s that simple.

 


Ξ SMALL PRIVATE GROUPS ALWAYS

Join us for a personalized trip that prioritizes the quality of your experience. Our trips are always small in size, 4-8 people, plus 2 guides. We don’t mix and match groups. Our services are specifically tailored to your group. Invite your family and friends to join you.

 


Ξ HIKE & CAMP WITH YOUR BUDDY

Llamas make for great trail and camp companions in the backcountry. They are hard-working, yet easy to manage. You can lead your own llama. Llamas are safe to handle by anyone, gentle on the trail and vegetation, and relaxing around camp. Plus they spot wildlife better than anyone.

 


We are good at what we do

Access WILD received a 5-star rating (superior) for its services and performances in Yellowstone National Park in 2019, 2020, and again in 2021. The National Park Service evaluates our performance every year as far as operations, safety, regulations, and guest services (click on the year below to read the full report). We’re proud of this achievement and pledge to continue on this path of excellence. We look forward to showing you what we do.

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Let Us Customize Your Fully-Guided Nature & Llama Trip

STEP 1: Figuring Out What Works Best for You

We have decades of experience helping people connect with the outdoors in the Rocky Mountain West. Let's talk about what you'd like to do, see, and experience. Based on this initial conversation, we'll propose the type of trip that will work best for you. Each trip has a particular theme e.g., wildlife watching, fishing, camping, relaxing. Next, we map your trip using sophisticated mapping software to explore options as far as hiking distance, elevation, terrain, and campsites. We share these maps for us to decide on what we're doing (see a sample map below). Additionally, we rate each trail for its degree of difficulty and solitude. Early on, we talk about what to bring, see gear list below.

STEP 2: Putting the Trip Together

Every backcountry trip in Yellowstone Park requires a reservation (not the case on the Helena National Forest). We submit a trip request for approval. Sometimes we have to adjust the route as campsites may not be available. Once we have the Park-issued trip ticket in hand we’re good to proceed. At that point, you’ll receive a packet with detailed information about our trip, what to bring, where to meet etc. Below is a sample trip packet. At that point, we’ll ask for a deposit to confirm the trip. We’ll also ask you to complete our online trip registration form which you can access here.

STEP 3: Getting Dialed In for the Trip

With the paperwork behind us, we can now focus on the trip itself. We’ll review the itinerary with you one last time, talk about dietary preferences and food allergies, review medical information, and talk about what it is like to hike and camp in the backcountry away from roads and people as far as safety and comfort. We often make adjustments to accommodate personal preferences and wishes. This is all about setting and managing expectations for you and us (and the llamas). We’ll visit with you as much as you’d like for everyone to be comfortable and excited. Finally, we’ll meet and greet at the trailhead on the first day of what will be a great and memorable adventure. This is how we bring adventure to life!

Start Your Fully-guided Nature & Llama Adventure

« Call (406) 431-4326 or contact us below »

Please provide information about what you would like to experience, when you would like to travel, and how many people are in your group etc.

Llama & Gear Rental DIY-style

We rent llamas to DIY hikers, anglers, birders, hunters, and others. You decide where and when to go. These are self-guided llama hiking adventures. We work with our llamas year-round: they’d love to be part of your adventure. We’ll provide you with the training to handle and pack with our sure-footed and lovely trail companions. It’s pretty simple really and very popular. Give it a try.

OUTSTANDING LLAMAS

Our llamas are strong, sure-footed, and experienced. We only use the proven line of South American working llamas called CCaras. You will not find a more hard-working and reliable llama breed anywhere. Our rigorous process of selecting and training llamas ensures you'll have a trusted partner by your side.

FIELD-TESTED GEAR

Our llama gear has been designed, field-tested, and refined through rigorous trials. We don't settle for second-best especially not when it comes to saddles, panniers, and rigging. Where we go, we can't afford for our gear to fail and put you and our animals at risk.

PROVEN PERFORMANCE

Not every llama makes for a good packer. Using our rigorous selection process coupled with time, training, and care have produced an exceptional line of llamas that perform, go the extra mile, and don't give up. We invite you to experience the difference for yourself.

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How to Rent Llamas & Gear for a DIY-style Trip

STEP ONE

Complete and email the rental request form below. Next, we'll contact you to go over your plans and answer any questions. Then we determine how many llamas you'll need and work out the rental details. We are committed to setting you up for success and have years of experience helping people have an enjoyable and safe experience. You can count on us.

STEP TWO

We'll send you a rental agreement for review and signature (see sample below). A signed agreement and a 25% deposit confirm the reservation. The final payment is due 30 days prior to the llama pick-up at our location in Helena, Montana. We are not authorized to deliver llamas to a public land trail head.

STEP THREE

If you rent llamas for the first time, we require the completion of a 4-hour llama packing clinic. We'll tell you everything about how to pack with and care for llamas. You can take the clinic any time prior to picking up llama. You only have to take the clinic once. The person who signs the rental agreement must complete the clinic. We ask for two in your party to be trained.

Start Your DIY Nature & Llama Adventure

Each ‘llama rental’ includes a llama along with a saddle, saddle blanket, halter, lead rope, stake-out rope, stake-out pin, llama cookies (cliff bars for llamas), pannier/pack bag (2 per animal) with buckets, pannier scale, llama First Aid Kit, saddle repair kit (just in case) and FREE use of a trailer to transport animals in case you don’t have a suitable one. The rental rate varies from $65-90/llama/day depending on the time of year, trip duration, the number of llamas, and activity type etc.

« Call (406) 431-4326 or contact us below »

If you need more than 6 llamas please let us know in the comment box below.
We require the completion of a llama handling & packing clinic before you can rent llamas from us.
We work closely with other llama rental companies and accept their clinics upon review.
Feel free to bring your own trailer or borrow one from us. We'll let you use one of our trailers FREE OF CHARGE.