Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 05, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Timberline Resources Corp
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001288750
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,000,084
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Incorporation, State Country Name	Delaware
Trading Symbol	tlr