7 Unforgettable Road Trips To Take In Montana Before You Die

If you're anything like we are, you love a good road trip. After all, any time is a great time to think about the trips you want to take at some point, especially these classic road trips in Montana. We’ve suggested quite a few statewide adventures in recent years, and we hope you can take a couple of these trips as soon as possible. Here are seven of our favorite road trips in Montana. Once you decide which adventure you're ready for, be sure to use our ultimate road trip packing list to help make planning even easier!

1. Remember the Southern Montana Waterfalls Road Trip?

This beautiful journey takes you to some of Southern Montana’s most well-known waterfalls. Since there are well over 100 known waterfalls in the state, you’ll see more on your road trip than the falls listed here.

2. We also created a waterfalls road trip for Central Montana.

Because the Great Falls area is great indeed.

3. If you love small towns (and most Montanans do) this Small Town Road Trip is for you.

Journey through some of our most charming small towns like Philipsburg, Darby, Lolo, and Deer Lodge.

4. The mapped out Montana Scenic Loop is one of the most picturesque drives in the country.

When summer rolls around, hit the road for the Montana Scenic Loop. You’ll pass through four national forests, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Great Bear Wilderness, Scapegoat Wilderness and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, not to mention some great small towns.

5. And when fall arrives, you’ll want to explore some of our ghost towns.

Our Montana ghost town road trip route takes you to Garnet Ghost Town, Granite Ghost Town, Cable, Virginia City, Nevada City and Bannack, with a trip to the haunted Daly Mansion thrown in for good measure.

6. This road trip is the perfect Halloween adventure.

If you’ve ever wanted to explore some of Montana’s most haunted places, this is your chance.

7. There’s no better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a Christmas light road trip.

You can create your own itinerary for this road trip, or follow our Christmas light map to some of Montana’s most consistently illuminated spots.

There's no road trip like a Montana road trip. And when you've only got one day to explore in Montana, these day trip destinations will help you make the most of it.