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12 Montana Travel Tips and Family Vacation Ideas!

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July 30, 2012 By Heidi 1 Comment

If you’ve been dreaming of a family vacation to Montana, be sure to check out these fun Montana travel tips before you leave home!

Best Montana Family Vacation Ideas from TheFrugalGirls.com

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Want to get a little taste of that Big Sky for yourself?  Or maybe you’re just craving some wide wide wide open space all to yourself?

If you’re dreaming of a trip to beautiful Montana, don’t miss these best Montana Travel Tips and Family Vacation Ideas shared by your frugal friends.

The best way to start planning your next vacation, is to start dreaming right now…

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So You’re Planning a Trip to Montana?

To keep your vacation budget-friendly, you’ll need to plan ahead.  One of the first things you’ll want to do is start stashing cash away for your  ‘Montana Trip Fund’.  Need to increase your travel fund stash?  One of the easiest ways is to make extra money on the side in your free time!  Here’s my favorite trick for ramping up the vacation budget…

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Now keep reading for all the very best Montana travel tips and things to do shared by myself and your frugal friends…

Montana Family Vacation Ideas

Christie said: “I have lived in Montana for 7 yrs now… we LOVE it here.  There isn’t a more beautiful place in the whole country!!  ♥ BIG sky country!  Glacier National Park is beautiful!  The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls is awesome and super kid friendly!  Fort Peck boasts one of the largest man made lakes in the world, as well as the Historical Fort Peck Theater!  The Charlie Russell Choo-Choo is a great train ride out of Lewistown MT… There is gorgeous country to be seen here that is for sure!!!”

Rachel said: “Glacier Park is a MUST SEE, and have some pie at the Park Cafe in St. Mary (east side of the park!), I worked there for a summer several years ago, so good!”

Score a Deal on your Montana Car Rental!  There are so many beautiful places to explore all around Montana and beyond… and you’ll need a car to see most of them!  There are a few easy Rental Car Hacks to slash your costs that you’ll want to put to use!  Here are my favorite tricks to save BIG on car rentals…

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Suzanne said: “Go to Missoula…..there is a really cool carousel there!”

Dolores said: “Go to Missoula… up to Flathead Lake, especially during cherry season… then up to Whitefish and Glacier!”

Marty said: “I live in Montana!  Butte has a great folk festival, and also An Ri Ra Irish Festival, Yellowstone, Glacier, fishing, hiking, skiing, lots of good food, Bozeman Sweet Pea Festival, Billings Blues Fest, much culture-world class symphonies and opera, Shakespeare in the Parks, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, CM Russel Museum in Helena, Headwaters of the Missouri. The list goes on, but the best thing to do is just look around at some of the best scenery in the world.”

Get Free Gas for Road Trips!  Wherever you plan to spend time in Montana, you’ll likely need to plan a road trip.  Using Free Gas Gift Cards is a frugal way to make your trip to Montana even more fun!

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Billie said: “Just got back from Billings a couple weeks ago and visiting Medora ND is must (about 4 hours East of Billings) and eat at the Pitchfork Fondue and see the Medora Musical.”

Linda said: “Don’t forget Beartooth Pass!”

Hannah said: “Garnet Ghost Town, the Sapphire Mines, and Chicco Hot Springs. 🙂  Hubby and I love it there; and have been putting plans together to move there for a couple of years.”

Sarah said: “Mackenzie River Pizza and the Pickle Barrel.  Lewis and Clark Caverns is a great place, and of course Yellowstone!”

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What To Pack for Montana:

Best Baby Travel Gear

Traveling with Baby?  Don’t leave home without these Baby Travel Gear Essentials!  I’ve taken my babies on the long flights so many times and these must-have items will make traveling with Baby so much easier!

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Suitcases

Now that you’ve read through all of these incredible Montana Travel Tips… are you ready to get packing for Montana and those big wide open spaces?  Make sure you’ve got some good sturdy luggage with wheels to take along!  Fun and unique prints on luggage are always great, because it always seems like every suitcase at the airport or hotel is black, right?  Someone will be a lot less likely to walk off with your luggage when it’s got a unique color or print!

Large Travel Purse

Every great trip starts with a large purse, right?  I have one large purse I save just for trips, and it’s perfect for storing my Kindle, Maps, Snacks, and even my Camera!  I never leave on a trip without it, and am always grateful for that extra space!

Travel Pillow

Make sleeping on those long flights a whole lot easier when you pack a comfy travel pillow!

–> Hiking Backpack for food and extra layers when you go on all the beautiful hikes available.

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Now that you’ve had fun reading through these Montana Family Vacation Ideas, start dreaming of doing even more traveling in the beautiful places all around Montana with these fun and frugal travel tips below:

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So… have YOU ever been to Montana before?

What are some of your favorite Montana travel tips for places to see, things to do, etc? Leave a comment & share!


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  1. Lisa @ Stop and Smell the Chocolates says

    July 30, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    How did I miss that one? Just got back from visiting Montana – where I grew up (in Helena)! 🙂

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