Duluth to Glacer

#2 is a good road and not much traffic, lots of boring wheat fields on the way.

colliehauler wrote:
Would you take hwy 2 or take I-94? Will be going of a summer time. Any campground recommendations as well?

Highway 2 no question, it is our favorite route east, much of it is 2 lane but there is some 4 lane too. the 18 wheelers run it, but nothing like 90. and remember you still must transit from 90- back to 2 to get into the park, 2 takes you thru Browning direct East Glacier.

Take highway two, unless you're a speeder - I drive slow when trailering, so 2 lane highway doesn't much matter - folks get stuck behind me, not the other way around ;)

I avoided North Dakota completely instead of trying to find a place to camp - in my opinion the entire state is overrun by the oil boom - maybe that's dried up some, last time I was through there was a year ago. I have only driven 2 from Michigan to Minot, and then went North into Canada, that was on my last epic adventure.

If you end up taking 94, Great Falls Montana was another mad house, same oil boom. I had driven into GF from the South, out of the Black Hills, so no idea what 94 is like itself.

Highway 89 out of Great Falls was a nice drive - road was pretty empty when I drove it in August, but it was hotter than heck, 100+ degrees the entire time I was in the great plains. it was such a relief to get nestled into the hills of Glacier, temperature dropped nearly 40 degrees. As I recall, there were no services between Great Falls and Browning, just mile after mile of grazing land.

When you get into the reservation along 89, watch out for beef and horses standing in the road and on the shoulder.

Hwy 2 is a shorter route, but it is all 2 lane road. If you are comfortable with that, then that is the way I would go. Sorry cannot help you with campground locations. Just plan to go from Glasgow, MT to Havre, MT in one stretch, that area in between is notorious for mosquitoes. We lived in Malta, MT for 5 years and never could get used to the swarms of them little buggers. Driving at night can seem like driving in a rain storm.