Montana Backroads Travel Planner — Interactive Scenic Route Map

Beartooth Highway

68 michallengingUS-212

One of America's most scenic drives, climbing to 10,947 feet through alpine tundra above Red Lodge.

Paradise Valley

53 mieasyUS-89

Follow the Yellowstone River south from Livingston through ranch country to the north entrance of Yellowstone.

Skalkaho Highway

54 michallengingMT-38

A rugged mountain pass road connecting the Bitterroot Valley to the Philipsburg area, passing Skalkaho Falls.

Seeley-Swan Corridor

91 mieasyMT-83

Wind through the scenic Clearwater and Swan valleys between the Mission and Swan mountain ranges.

Pintler Scenic Route

64 mimoderateMT-1

A peaceful alternative to I-90, looping through Georgetown Lake and the Pintler Mountains.

Flathead Lake Loop

85 mieasyUS-93, MT-35

Circle Montana's largest natural freshwater lake through cherry orchards, state parks, and lake towns.

Bitterroot Valley

75 mieasyUS-93

Follow the Bitterroot River south from Missoula through small towns backed by the dramatic Bitterroot Range.

Kings Hill Scenic Byway

71 mimoderateUS-89

Climb through the Little Belt Mountains past Showdown ski area, with views stretching to the Crazy Mountains.

Big Hole Valley

110 mimoderateMT-43, MT-278

Remote ranch country and world-class trout fishing in the "Valley of 10,000 Haystacks."

Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway

49 mimoderateMT-43, MT-484

Loop through the Pioneer Mountains past ghost towns, Crystal Park, and pristine alpine meadows.

Glacier Park East Side

110 mimoderateUS-2, US-89

Drive along the Rocky Mountain Front from Browning to East Glacier, with views of Glacier's peaks rising to the west.

Highway 200 Corridor

175 mieasyMT-200

Cross the heart of Montana from Missoula through the Blackfoot Valley to Great Falls — the route of Lewis and Clark.

Missouri Breaks Country

145 mieasyUS-87

Open prairie, deep river canyons, and the wild Upper Missouri River Breaks — Lewis and Clark's Montana.