A Traveler's Experience
hansjorn on July 10, 2004 (traveled on June 28, 2004)Beartooth Highway (MT, WY)
Travelling from Dickinson, ND, to Yellowstone National Park, we wanted to enter Yellowstone Park via its northeast gateway. That meant following US Highway 212 (the Beartooth Highway) from Red Lodge to Cooke City - but we didn't realize that we would go over the highest pass in Montana/Wyoming.
What an experience that was driving up the mountain, since I am a little bit scared of heights! But we got up driving in 25-35 mph without meeting too much traffic.
On the top, or on a plateau near the top, it started to rain, then to thunder and finally we got a hailstorm for half an hour, so we had to stop the car, since the road got slippery.
The road down to Cooke City was beautiful, since the sun came out and the descent was not as sharp.
Altogether this route IS fantastic, even for a driver who has gone through several high passes in the Alps.
What Others Have Said
mssuzieq on August 27, 2009 (traveled on August 17, 2009)Approximately 10+ miles of this roadway is currently under construction. The last 5 miles up and then the first 5 miles down (the entire summit) is loosely packed gravel. You have a...
mustang1966 on August 27, 2009 (traveled on August 6, 2009)While motorcycling over the Beartooth, I punched two holes in the sidewall of my motorcycle's rear tire. It went down right at the Top of the World store. Lucky for me another rider had...
AndrewDuluth on April 20, 2009 (traveled on August 10, 2008)This is one of the most beautiful places in the world that you can drive to. Last summer we camped for five days at one of the gorgeous National Forest campgrounds south of Red Lodge and drove up the switchbacks nearly every day to hike and hang out above treeline. Gorgeous!
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