1 day / 26 miles / 40 minutes
The Beartooth Highway in Montana is one of the most spectacular alpine highways in North America. It offers sweeping vistas of snow-covered mountains, unlimited outdoor recreation opportunities, unparalleled wildlife watching, and panoramic views of hundreds of high alpine lakes.
Day 1
9:05 - 0.0 miles / 1 minute - 9:05
The visitor center provides state publications, visitor guides, maps, and Yellowstone National Park information, along with a 24-hour brochure room, knowledgeable staff, public restrooms, and a picnic area.
9:10 - 0.3 miles / 1 minute - 9:10
The Carbon County Historical Society & Museum was established in 1959 by Alice Greenough to preserve her family’s renowned rodeo collection and later took over the historic Labor Temple, built by local miners in 1909. Today, the museum features rodeo memorabilia, firearms and archaeological collections, immersive coal and hard-rock mining exhibits, historical archives, and resources for genealogy and research.
9:15 - 0.3 miles / 1 minute - 9:16
Carbon County Steakhouse is a well-known Montana-Wyoming steakhouse combining modern Western décor with fine dining. The restaurant serves locally sourced, humanely raised meats, hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, and handcrafted desserts, with its beef supplied by a family-owned ranch in nearby Clark, Wyoming.
9:21 - 1.3 miles / 2 minutes - 9:24
The Beartooth Ranger District is located in south central Montana and encompasses the Beartooth and Pryor Mountain Ranges. The highest 41 peaks in Montana are located in the Beartooth Ranger District, including Granite Peak, which is the highest and stands at 12,799ft.
9:29 - 6.8 miles / 6 minutes - 9:35
Custer Gallatin National Forest
In 1889 when the Gallatin National Forest was established, this land was used only by hardy settlers and a few travelers. Today, the Gallatin National Forest is the most visited national forest in the Northern Rockies, summer and winter. In addition to being a great place to play, the forest provides goods and service to local communities and the region.
Spectacular wildlife abounds in Custer National Forest, including bighorn sheep, moose, and bobcat.9:40 - 4.0 miles / 3 minutes - 9:44
This is a complex of 4 National Forest Campgrounds, including Parkside, Limber Pine, Greenough Lake and M-K. All are fee sites except M-K.
9:49 - 8.5 miles / 18 minutes - 10:08
Rock Creek Vista Point Rest Area
A fully developed Rest Area that has interpretive panels portraying the history of the road and mining in the Rock Creek Valley and about alpine wildlife and ecosystems. There is a short hiking trail out on a ridge with an outstanding view.
10:38 - 2.2 miles / 5 minutes - 10:43
10:48 - 1.9 miles / 1 minute - 10:50