Question about Beartooth Highway
Jul 13th, 2011, 05:34 AM
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Question about Beartooth Highway
We are planning a 9-10 day trip in August. We have the nights of August 25-28 at lodges in Yellowstone so we are planning around that. Right now we are planning on flying into Bozeman and spending 4 nights at the Rainbow Ranch Lodge before our 3 nights in Yellowstone and then spending 2 nights in Jackson Hole afterwards. My question: should we leave a day earlier and fly into Billings and drive the Beartooth Highway to Cooke City and stay there (or thereabouts) for a night and then drive to Big Sky the next day, stopping in the park along the way, In other words, is the drive on the Beartooth Highway worth it? The guidebooks make it sound spectacular and a little off the beaten path which appeals to us. Any advice or suggestions about our itinerary generally appreciated
Jul 13th, 2011, 06:45 AM
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks for this. I will try to add 1-2 nights for the Beartooth Highway (maybe one night in Red Lodge and one mor night in the park if I can get it) and one less night for Rainbow Ranch.
Jul 13th, 2011, 06:52 AM
#4
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just drove this in early June (first day it was open), pretty fabulous, felt like we were driving through snow tunnels and the scenery was amazing.
We stayed in Billings the first night (our flight wasn't getting in until late pm and did not want to drive), then drove to Red Lodge the next day, had lunch and wandered the town, then drove BT highway to Yellowstone for our two night stay in the park.
Hope this helps.
We stayed in Billings the first night (our flight wasn't getting in until late pm and did not want to drive), then drove to Red Lodge the next day, had lunch and wandered the town, then drove BT highway to Yellowstone for our two night stay in the park.
Hope this helps.
Jul 13th, 2011, 04:15 PM
#7
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 63
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Last year we did Yellowstone and Grand Tetons, and stayed 2 nights in Cooke City, at the Super 8 (had a really good experience). We did not do the whole Beartooth Hwy because it snowed on the other end and it would have taken forever and we didn't start out as early as we should have. Absolutely do it, it's as fabulous as everyone says.
Aug 22nd, 2011, 08:55 AM
#9
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Have fun in Red Lodge. We enjoy walking around that town and seeing the sights. See my Red Lodge page at...
http://strayertravels.wordpress.com/...lodge-montana/
Have a great trip...wish we were going in September.
http://strayertravels.wordpress.com/...lodge-montana/
Have a great trip...wish we were going in September.
Sep 28th, 2011, 04:04 PM
#10
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 576
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We drove the Beartooth last week. Just a spectactular drive and it took 2 hours to go from Red Lodge to the bottom of the pass.
We stayed in Red Lodge and found a great meal at a little wine shop/restaurant right in the middle of town.... there is only one so it can't be missed.
We stayed in Red Lodge and found a great meal at a little wine shop/restaurant right in the middle of town.... there is only one so it can't be missed.
Sep 28th, 2011, 05:49 PM
#11
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 10,965
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yes, Beartooth Highway is a very much worth a detour, Red Lodge is a delightful town, and the NE corner of Yellowstone is extremely scenic and comparatively quiet.
In Red Lodge we stayed at Rocky Fork Inn. We had a large, comfortable room with a deck and our hostess gave us the lowdown on all the local restaurants (of which there are a few
good ones).
HTTY
In Red Lodge we stayed at Rocky Fork Inn. We had a large, comfortable room with a deck and our hostess gave us the lowdown on all the local restaurants (of which there are a few
good ones).
HTTY
