Montana · 5 roads · 445.3 catalog miles
Best Driving Roads in Montana
Montana's distances are large, and several scenic corridors continue beyond the state line. Check the exact map and allow for weather, services and changing mountain access before a long drive.
These 5 editorial picks come from the RevRoutes Explore catalog. Each orange line is the exact saved itinerary, and its listed mileage follows that route rather than the full length of a named highway or byway. The list is a starting point for choosing a drive, not a live road-conditions report.
Exact catalog lines. Every orange route below is a real RevRoutes itinerary—not a pin, shortcut or newly calculated alternative.
Going-to-the-Sun Road
50 miles in the Montana catalog region
- 50 mi
- Montana
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Going-to-the-Sun Road is Glacier National Park's mountain crossing. Check the park's current road opening, vehicle limits and entry requirements before planning a through-drive; the map is not a live access report.
Official travel information: Montana traffic and road closure resources
Beartooth Highway
144.5 miles in the Montana catalog region
- 144.5 mi
- Montana
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
This Beartooth catalog itinerary is an extended outing and crosses the Montana-Wyoming region. Its listed mileage is not the commonly quoted length of the named highway alone; confirm seasonal pass access before planning around it.
Official travel information: Montana traffic and road closure resources
Lolo Pass (US-12)
111.66 miles in the Montana catalog region
- 111.66 mi
- Montana
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Lolo Pass on US-12 is a mountain-corridor drive that can involve neighboring Idaho. Check the exact saved endpoints and current pass conditions instead of assuming the Montana guide heading defines a state-only trip.
Official travel information: Montana traffic and road closure resources
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway (MT-37)
65.61 miles in the Montana catalog region
- 65.61 mi
- Montana
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
MT-37 follows the Lake Koocanusa corridor in this catalog entry. It is the water-focused alternative to the pass routes, with the full itinerary rather than the lake's name determining the driving distance.
Official travel information: Montana traffic and road closure resources
Kings Hill Scenic Byway (US-89)
73.54 miles in the Montana catalog region
- 73.54 mi
- Montana
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
US-89 brings Kings Hill Scenic Byway into the selection. Its mountain setting and long saved section make weather and fuel planning useful parts of the trip, not details to leave until the last town.
Official travel information: Montana traffic and road closure resources
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Planning your Montana drive
The shortest saved route in this guide is 50 miles; the longest is 144.5 miles. Choose one itinerary first and account for travel to its start and back from its finish. These are separate route picks, not an automatically connected road trip, and some can share road sections.
Check official Montana traffic and road closure resources before leaving. Park entry, timed reservations, vehicle restrictions and visitor-site permissions can be separate from whether the public highway is open. Follow current local instructions over an old map or article.
How we chose these Montana roads
This is a focused selection from the curated RevRoutes Explore catalog, ordered editorially for driving character and reputation, not mileage. We do not pad every state to the same number of picks; more roads remain available in the app. It is not an objective ranking or a claim that the editorial team has personally driven every itinerary. Distances describe the exact saved catalog lines and can differ from official byway lengths. The maps are planning aids—not live navigation or road-condition reports.
Check official Montana traffic and closure resources before traveling. The label-free satellite imagery is supplied by USGS The National Map; map providers receive ordinary browser requests when a map loads.
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