Montana: What Every Traveler Needs to Know Before Visiting

[@ChrisTempel]

Everyone likes to visit Montana in the summer, but those of us that live here battle the LONG winters.f I feel like that if you're going to move here, at least visit us in the middle of winter and see how you like it.

[@WereintheRockies]

Great advice.

[@JamesZeroSix]

Winter is the best. No one is on the trails.

[@qpeocn]

How is the weather in November? I plan to visit Billings and would like to know.

[@ChrisTempel]

@@qpeocn Sometimes there can be snow, other years it's fine.

[@qpeocn]

@ChrisTempel thank you. What would you say is estimated snowfall during that month? A couple inches?

[@MaximRedin]

So nice! Very picturesque views. Btw I am watching you from Russia!

[@WereintheRockies]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@beebeesfuntasticadventures6110]

That sunset looked absolutely beautiful.

[@WereintheRockies]

It was!

[@KallenMcCracken]

So happy you guys decided to stop by Montana I was born there and let me say if you go next to the Canadian border everything there's just amazing especially because of the canyons have a great time I feel the more you get into the Canadian lifestyle The more friendly you can be it's amazing how just being in the wild can change your attitude

[@KallenMcCracken]

I seriously do Hope you guys have a great time in Montana even though I know this video is made a year ago I still think it's an amazing place that everybody should go and everybody should witness first hand and you guys are just amazing you guys give tips and everything it's just really selfless of you guys thanks

[@brandonharris2829]

Great information and video as always. We went and stayed a week in Kalispell and went to Glacier and Whitefish and our most beautiful spot that we found was Bowman Lake . We kayaked the whole lake. We will definitely drive back. Have a Great day my friends and hello from Lone Grove Oklahoma!

[@WereintheRockies]

That is awesome and thank you.

[@rhiahlMT]

Did you get up to Flathead Lake? In Polson? There's a small lake I went to once and it was pretty cool. The restaurant/bar has a board up and you guess the time the ice will sink to the bottom. You put your money in of course and the one closest to the sink date wins. The fascinating thing is bald eagles go there and wait for it to happen. A hundred or more will show up and wait for it to happen. Then they swoop down and fish as the ice sinks and the fish are forced to the top.

[@Foxs0007]

Love your video Thanks for sharing

[@djstaley3015]

Thanks for sharing lived there for several years such memories

[@manbitesdog23]

Man, I really want to visit Montana. Great video. Greetings from Norway.

[@WereintheRockies]

You should!

[@JStrey249]

Thanks for your review. I live about 20 minutes from Glacier Park. My family are 5 generation Montanans as are my wife’s family. We do drive fast. If the speed limit is 80 you’ll usually find us cruising at 95+. We are proud of our state, we do take great care of it, and we are very protective of it, and we definitely DON’T want you to move here!!! We have a couple of sayings. “Welcome to Montana, now go home!” And “Montana sucks, now go home and tell all your friends!” Covid changed everything for our state. People flooded Montana. Our infrastructure is overwhelmed, our services are overwhelmed, our outdoor recreation areas are constantly overpopulated and parking lots over flowing. We can’t use our own campgrounds because they’re full of tourists that make reservations a year in advance. Places that used to be unpopulated wilderness are now covered with houses. Property prices and rent have gone so high that a lot of us can’t afford to stay here anymore and those of us that can afford to stay here, can BARELY afford to stay here. It has become extremely frustrating the last 3 years. We’re all hoping and praying for extra cold hard winters and tons of snow so some of the transplants will move back where they came from. People moving here is rapidly turning Montana into the overpopulated nightmare that they moved away from.

[@WereintheRockies]

This is happening to a lot of places in Utah too. Things are constantly changing. Thanks for watching.

[@fabrizimellano1112]

Hello, we didn't expect such a Weird situation, I thought Montana was a desert place in terms of tourism.. We're from Italy and planning to spend a couple of weeks up there next autumn..but now I see tourists are not welcomed 😢..didn't know that lots of folks went to live there!

[@carrywolf9714]

Montanans often say “I’m 5th generation Montanan” or “Our 2000 acre ranch has been in the family for 155 years”. Every Montanan’s eyes glow when they talk about their property. Bragging about driving fast in SUVs and trucks, outdoors enthusiasts, fly fishing, wanting tourist dollars, bragging about their self-interests which excludes more neighbors. The “Hamlin town” side of Montana are the highest suicide rate, the huge missing indigenous women and girls, incredible drinking of Irish legacies, restaurants closing at 4 pm, ugly women, bemoaning the influence of foreign exchange students and Californians, frequent use of the words “outsiders” and “outliers”, and doubling down on racial hatred of Chinese and native Americans, 2 groups freely killed and robbed. Finally most businesses here over-charge and grossly underdeliver, including the universities.

[@wncjan]

Should have visited Montana this summer but skipped it as the two nothernmost entrances to Yellowstone NP were closed so we drove directly from North Dakota to Wyomimg.

[@WereintheRockies]

The closing of those two entrances messed up everyones plans this last summer. 😥

[@wncjan]

@@WereintheRockies It did, but instead we could extend our stay with friends in Green River, Wyoming and got to see Flaming Gorge. Unfortunately we didn't got to Browns Park, but turned around after some miles on the gravel road leading from US 191 to Browns Park. It was raining heavily and we were not sure our rented car could do the trip. So with no cell coverage and nobody else around... We visited the dam though after it stopped raining.

[@lupitaolson7837]

We spend our summers throughout Montana. We've been coming here for 26 years. Every year, we're finding more and more people moving in from other states. Land is getting very expensive.

[@jheni_dade]

Where is the best place to spend a few days of the summer in Montana?

[@lupitaolson7837]

We do a lot of fly fishing, so we spend our time around Ennis and the Big Hole. Anywhere you go, it's beautiful. Enjoy God's creation.

[@garypeacock5919]

Just discovered your channel, excellent. We're visiting from Scotland in September, and are staying in Jackson, Wy heading to livingston Mt, and Kalispell Mt to visit Glacier. Will check out your other videos to get some more ideas. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

[@WereintheRockies]

You will love it! Also, check out our travel guides to those areas. They would be very helpful! Thanks for watching! wereintherockies.com/store/

[@goranjohansson1973]

Great info,,, im from europé, goding to visit Montana👍

[@mauricerrr]

Something to add on the speed limits in Europe part. The German Autobahn does not have a speed limit unless specified in specific places. It is very common and in most places on the Autobahn even perfectly legal to travel at around 200 to 230 km per hour, if your car can handle such speeds, this would be around 125 to 145 miles per hour.

[@ZombieCartmanYT]

In the late 90's in Montana for one year we had no speed limit. They actually changed all of the speed limit signs to say "Reasonable and Prudent". So if the road conditions allowed you could drive as fast as you wanted. The fastest I have ever went in a car was 160MPH in my slightly modified 2005 Pontiac GTO. Man I miss that car.

[@WMANomad]

We’re planning to visit YS & GT in either August or September (which is better?). We plan to fly in and out of Bozeman. We will have about 8 days. We want to spend a day in Jackson and a day in Cody. Can you help with the routing???

[@WereintheRockies]

Here is a link to an article we have about the best time to visit Yellowstone: wereintherockies.com/best-time-to-visit-yellowstone/ if you'd like help planning your trip, we offer consultation services: wereintherockies.com/consultation/ We also have lots of information on our Yellowstone Trip Planner Page: wereintherockies.com/yellowstone/

[@rhiahlMT]

I'd go in late September if you can manage it. It's so hot in August although nights are cool. Bring a jacket, things change quickly here. Plus the crowds are really thinned out by then.

[@LooksmaxxingLMS]

@@rhiahlMTI don’t know anybody can find this state “hot” lol you guys act like it’s Texas, we have no humidity and a constant wind breeze which makes it feel cooler than the actual temperature. I don’t know how you all can feel “hot” lol this state feels very cool to me then again I myself have been to a humid state. July and August are the only reliable months for nice weather in Montana, June is too wet, September gets frigid, it has snowed before in late September, remember September 2019? It was snowing at the end of September I believe at the end of October 2019 temperatures dropped below 0, it can get very cold here in the fall.

[@rhiahlMT]

@@LooksmaxxingLMS I've lived in Montana a long time, and have seen temperatures up into the 100s time and again. If you live through Montana winters, those temperatures are damn hot. Not to mention how bad it can be with wildfires.

[@LooksmaxxingLMS]

@@rhiahlMT I was born and raised in this state I know how harsh the winters are here, despite being from a cold climate my body seems to adapt to warmer temperatures much easier than colder temperatures, I always get sick during the fall, winter, and spring to only the summer I never get sick. You must live in eastern Montana because here in western Montana 100 degrees is not common, at most only gets up to the 90s, very rarely does it get up to 100. Even then I have been to the Billings fair when the temperature was 100 degrees and it wasn’t that bad to me, I don’t even notice the heat my mind wasn’t thinking “it’s very hot” I simply don’t notice it, but with extreme cold I very much notice the cold. I simply don’t find Montana to be a hot state though for the reasons I stated in my other comment, no humidity and a constant wind breeze that makes it feel cooler than the actual temperature even in eastern Montana when it’s in the 100s, you barely sweat from the air here at least I don’t. Once you drive into South Dakota that’s when you start to feel the air change, you start feeling the humidity, the moist feeling in the air. The humidity makes all the difference it feels much hotter in the Midwest than in Montana. I spent 2 weeks in Iowa during the summer and it mostly in the 80s but very humid, once I got back to Montana the air felt very cool to me. The next day the high temperature was in the 90s but I didn’t feel hot or warm at all since I had adapted to the humidity in Iowa, I was in the car driving with my family with no AC on and they were wondering why the AC wasn’t on, I didn’t have it on because it didn’t feel hot to me not even in the car. Humidity makes all the difference 100 degrees in Texas feels much hotter than 100 degrees in Montana because it’s very humid in Texas.

[@MarcosRogerio973]

So beautiful... from south of Brazil..

[@Norbert-Fall-asleep]

I wish you successful travels...🙂

[@WereintheRockies]

You too!

[@benwil6522]

Can some one tell me what's the name of that van in the video begin,I really confused

[@WereintheRockies]

I'm not sure which van you're referencing. What timestamp is the van at on the video?

[@Champs-Marques-Junior]

AMAZING!!!!

[@davidviner5783]

The German Autobahn has no speed limit on more than 70% of its network. The government recommends a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles per hour) for these stretches, but drivers can go as fast as they want.

[@nomoreblahblah]

Excellent

[@WereintheRockies]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Tonymanero1960]

I stumbled upon this video. My girlfriend and I are planning a trip from Maryland to the Great Plains states(possibly including Montana). I noticed that your son was wearing a Lamar Jackson jersey. Does your family have any connection with Baltimore/Maryland?

[@WereintheRockies]

Yep! I lived there for some brief stints and visited many times. Made a video all about DC and going to a Ravens game! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6u7i56QlL54i68si=ShVPd9oUQXvgoz2z

[@kethsharakhlok1976]

Thanks for the juicy info. Good educational tour for us as foreigners. Interesting to learn about MT folks not wanting outsiders by choice. So sad for us as yellow skin foreigners. 😞😕

[@WereintheRockies]

Thanks for watching.

[@LooksmaxxingLMS]

There are other places in the world that are similar to Montana, I’ve looked at areas in the Australian alps landscapes and it looks a lot like Montana, very similar landscapes and there is even snow in the Australian alps. Australians are likely to be more open to outsiders you could try moving there.

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

Driving through Montana at night is kinda creepy because of the wildlife. Was driving the other day and my headlights glimpsed upon a massive buck and a few others on the side of the road glaring at me as I passed. Was just a split second but gave me quite the jump-scare.

[@LifetheUniverseandEverythin9]

A few things from a Montana native: 1- it sounds like that mostly just lived in Bozeman and did some trips around. That is not a great representation. Because there are so many out of staters in Bozeman people are more accepting and comfortable with and of tourists. That’s not the case everywhere. 2-Yes the speed limits are 80, but most Montanans ignore that and go anywhere from 85-110. So go 80, sure but 80 mph and lower stay in the right lane. 3-Don’t go eating berries. Just don’t. Not only are there many poisonous berries but many of them look very similar to huckleberry. 4- Montana actually has the best winters in the state. They are really not usually very dreary. If someone is telling you that then they probably haven’t been living here very long. The snow comes but often melts and comes again multiple times a season because the sun melts it off without cloud cover. 5-They understated the whole out-of-stater thing. Again, it’s not so bad around Bozeman, but in many places I’ve known especially cats with California plates get their tires slashed. If you’re sticking to the big tourist traps you should be fine, but stay out of East Helena, Boulder, and Lewiston just to name a few. 6-All the Huckleberry products are really mostly for the tourists. Everyone I know only very rarely eats anything huckleberry and then only the ice cream or the berries themselves.

[@WereintheRockies]

thanks for sharing.

[@LooksmaxxingLMS]

I’m also a Montana native and I will say you would be mistaken about Montanas winter, winters are not very mild here it got well below 0 degrees this January. It has periods of it being mild but Montana is by far from being the most mild out of every state, Montana is one of the coldest in the country. It doesn’t get that warm during our mild periods either at most it gets up to the 50s, if we are talking mild winters Colorado is much more mild than Montana, Colorado is much warmer than Montana. It gets up to 70 degrees at times during the winter and snow in Denver melts away after 2 days, even if it’s a heavy snow because the Colorado sun is very strong, snow in Montana usual doesn’t fully melt in the winter because it never gets warm enough for that to occur. Montanas sun is much weaker than Colorado’s. Montana usual doesn’t get up to the 50s during its warm periods on average only up to the upper 30s and 40s which doesn’t melt nearly as much snow as temps in the 50s and 60s do.

[@DonJohn1776]

Is it expensive to hire a car/camper ?

[@WereintheRockies]

cars are not too expensive but RV's/Campers are pretty spendy.

[@kawtster]

There is no speedlimit on the Autobahn i Germany. Recommended speed i 130 kmh = 80 mph. Thanx for your guide to Montana :-)

[@rhiahlMT]

That was odd, just odd. High property taxes, I live in Montana, I'm from Baltimore, MD. I have a 4,200 square foot house on 113 acres and my property taxes last year were $2,400. That's not really high.

[@WereintheRockies]

Thanks for sharing and for watching.

[@NagippRahmoun-mz9by]

You have this wonderful environment, but some people miss it

[@clairebeane3455]

Agreed. My family has had property in Montana since the 1950’s as well as land in Oregon and the property taxes are ridiculous in Oregon but quite reasonable in Montana. That has been my experience anyway. We also do not have sales tax in either state. ❤

[@rhiahlMT]

@@clairebeane3455 My property taxes jumped $700 this year. It was a shock. This land has been in this family for about 120 years. I'm really surprised at how fast it went up. We lived in Washington state for a few years and it's still lower than what we paid on an acre of ground with an average 3 bedroom ranch house back in the mid-90s.

[@clairebeane3455]

@@rhiahlMT Ouch. I’m sorry. I suspect it’s only going to get worse too. ☹️

[@jenfnp]

The woman has such a beautiful smile!

[@stevedavis6879]

Always wanted to visit montana, and I'm in the UK.

[@cactusforever7198]

No speed cameras 🎥

[@michelleshields8350]

Thank you! I hope they keep the town clean and keep the homeless population down because I'm moving there and I want my boys to have a nice place to grow up!

[@stormlakebobcat9058]

Good luck. Its just getting worse every year.

[@OneLoneMan]

I guess they are going to be mad when my family and I move there soon.

[@nathanbyd570]

just get your Montana plate right away

[@OneLoneMan]

@@nathanbyd570 I think when they hear my southern accent it might give it away.

[@nathanbyd570]

@@OneLoneMan good point

[@stormlakebobcat9058]

You will only be a permanent tourist. Never a Montanan

[@aarongonzalez2232]

You're only talking about the nicer cities like Missoula Kalispell. What about Great Falls billings? Those cities are terrible.

[@WereintheRockies]

Thanks for watching.

[@drewtrulock333]

Montana is very desolate with only 3-4 big towns to explore the rest is small towns and large landscapes. Ive lived here for a year now if you cant handle isolation dont move here. I want to move to missoula to maybe neet more people live in a town red lodge 3000 its not enough people for me...

[@thebottles2667]

Deer! Our mortal enemies.

[@CybeleCotter]

I'm yer huckleberry.

[@fidiusjwhoopie]

sad woke lewis and clark statues smh

[@lukedaron8838]

You can visit, but we don't want you moving here.

[@ryand8406]

People suck, they hate anyone not from there

[@stephenmccandless5113]

There are NO freeways . The government wanted to build a freeway , but Montanan's didn't want what comes with it ....The I 90 highway was no speed limit until the turn of the 2000's . .