Route Advise

My family is traveling from Alabama to Kalispell, MT for a week of hiking. We are going out through North Dakatoa to see Theodore Roosevelt Nationl Park. I can%26#39;t decide which route to take from TRNP - if we leave out of the north part of the park, which is faster - going back to I-94 to I-90 to Kalispell OR go north out of the park and take Highway 2 across Montana. We will spend Friday, July 21st touring TRNP and then drive for a couple of hours west before stopping for the night. We have to be in Kalispell by 6:30pm Saturday night to pick up my in-laws that are meeting us for the week in GNP. Thanks for the advice.

Route Advise

Hi Scoutmom

Does not make much difference in time, 12-14 hours depends on stops from TRNP north unit to Kalispell. Travelling hw 2 is shorter, 625 miles to 800 miles. Trickiest parts are the last 100 or so miles south of GNP along a winding and slow road, or Missoula to Kalispell, also slow and many roadworks.

Driving I 94 and I 90 is boring and not very interesting. Driving Hw 2, The Great Northern Hw, leads through prairieland, endless big skies, count the trains and few traffic.

For me, I would drive hw 2, hands down. We drove all the way from

Glasgow (coming from Glendive on I 94) to St. Marys at the east entrance of GNP, before we drove I 94 from Bismarck to Glendive.

The drive along hw 2 is relaxing, we drove 80 mph most of the time (not allowed though) and had almost no traffic. There are some small towns along this route. We stayed at Havre at the Best Western (Recommended, good restaurant across the street)

Also accomodation in Glasgow and probably in Wolf Point.

It%26#39;s one hour from TRNP to Williston, another 1.5 hour to Wolf Point and 45 minutes to Glasgow. Glasgow-Havre is 2.5 hours. So if you leave TRNP by 1 pm you can reach Havre at 7 pm.Hope this helps.

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Hi there! frow TRNP hiway 2 will be your best bet. Lotsa quaint little towns. More to look @, if thats what your looking for. Also FYI you can drive as fast as you want in MT in the daytime, if you get caught its only $5 on the spot!! I grew up in ND, and travelled to MT often. Even if I was leaving Fargo, I went over to Grand Forks, and onto Hiway 2. If you are planning on staying in MEDORA, (TRNP)... theres a great cabin we used to rent thats part of the main hotel really fun. Also the musical @ the ampitheater is not to be missed! You will really find people along your route to be genuine, and helpful, Dont be afraid to ask questions. Also food along the way is super cheap, I always have ';culture schock'; when going home. Any ? feel free!!