Anyone have tips for north or east Montana? Cool places, great sights, places to skip??We are looking at going from Spokane, WA to Bozeman, MT via the Dakotas! We have 8 weeks (April-June) and haven't been to TR National Park. Naturally a swing through Badlands, Black Hills, Devils Tower are in order. But it's early enough that high mountain snow will keep us out of Glacier and Yellowstone. Fort Peck lake has a bunch of campgrounds, but I don't know anything about the area and what's good. Are they all for fishing/boating?

RickLight wrote:Anyone have tips for north or east Montana? Cool places, great sights, places to skip??We are looking at going from Spokane, WA to Bozeman, MT via the Dakotas! We have 8 weeks (April-June) and haven't been to TR National Park. Naturally a swing through Badlands, Black Hills, Devils Tower are in order. But it's early enough that high mountain snow will keep us out of Glacier and Yellowstone. Fort Peck lake has a bunch of campgrounds, but I don't know anything about the area and what's good. Are they all for fishing/boating?I don't know if you have ever driven 12 east of Lewiston, ID. It's very scenic. 12 goes across the USA for a long ways. If you want to enjoy your adventure, stay off the freeways. KEN

If you like small towns, I'd highly suggest Virgelle Mercantile. Rent a canoe from there to explore the Missouri Breaks, stay at the B&B or rent a cabin, or just browse the antiques. There are quite a few historic buildings there that made up the townsite that are on the historic register. We camped at Coal Banks Landing BLM site just east of Virgelle.

Ft Peck in NE MT is a good camping spot especially if you boat. We spent a few says there last summer.

Don’t miss either unit of TRNP IMO.

It appears that you are taking an adventure route to Bozeman, for which I'd do the same as Montana is a great place to visit along with the Dakotas. A place to visit is Fort Lincoln near the MT/ND border which is a very historic fur trading post near where the Yellowstone River joins the Missouri. Lots of history there and it's well presented, another place to visit is Fort Benton and of course the Big Springs area very close to Great Falls. Have a good trip, people in Montana are nice to know and meet.

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pfidahospud
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Mar 13, 2021
If you like small towns, I'd highly suggest Virgelle Mercantile. Rent a canoe from there to explore the Missouri Breaks, stay at the B&B or rent a cabin, or just browse the antiques. There are quite a few historic buildings there that made up the townsite that are on the historic register. We camped at Coal Banks Landing BLM site just east of Virgelle.
ORbiker
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Mar 13, 2021
RickLight wrote:
Anyone have tips for north or east Montana? Cool places, great sights, places to skip??

We are looking at going from Spokane, WA to Bozeman, MT via the Dakotas! We have 8 weeks (April-June) and haven't been to TR National Park. Naturally a swing through Badlands, Black Hills, Devils Tower are in order. But it's early enough that high mountain snow will keep us out of Glacier and Yellowstone.

Fort Peck lake has a bunch of campgrounds, but I don't know anything about the area and what's good. Are they all for fishing/boating?

I don't know if you have ever driven 12 east of Lewiston, ID. It's very scenic. 12 goes across the USA for a long ways. If you want to enjoy your adventure, stay off the freeways. KEN

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