Montana route stop · Beartooth Hwy

Rock Creek Vista

overlook above the dizzying switchbacks

Featured driveBeartooth Highway
StateMontana
Drive length~68 miles
Trip time1 day

Rock Creek Vista is one of the places Roamward flags on the Beartooth Highway because it gives the drive its texture: overlook above the dizzying switchbacks. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The Beartooth Hwy runs Red Lodge, MT → Cooke City, MT. “The most beautiful drive in America”.

Nearby route stops

  • Red Lodgethe charming start town at the foot of the climb (Beartooth Hwy)
  • Beartooth Passthe 10,947-ft summit, snow even in July (Beartooth Hwy)

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