15 days in Montana Itinerary

Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Museum of the Rockies and Downtown Bozeman. Kids will appreciate attractions like Horseback Riding Tours and Ousel Falls Trail. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Bozeman: Big Sky (River Rafting & Tubing & The Soldiers Chapel). There's more to do: get engrossed in the history at American Computer & Robotics Museum and browse for treasures at The Last Wind-Up.

To see traveler tips, photos, ratings, and other tourist information, you can read our Bozeman online attractions planner.

Paris, France to Bozeman is an approximately 17-hour flight. The time zone difference moving from Central European Standard Time to Mountain Standard Time is minus 8 hours. Traveling from Paris in August, you will find days in Bozeman are somewhat warmer (34°C), and nights are slightly colder (9°C). Cap off your sightseeing on the 5th (Sat) early enough to go by car to West Yellowstone.

The town of West Yellowstone has served as a gateway to Yellowstone National Park since the early 1900s.

Kick off your visit on the 6th (Sun): look for all kinds of wild species at Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, trot along with a tour on horseback, and then explore the activities along Earthquake Lake. Keep things going the next day: take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at Lone Peak, then get a dose of the wild on a nature and wildlife tour, and then take a tour by water with Boat Tours & Water Sports.

To see reviews, more things to do, and tourist information, read our West Yellowstone day trip site.

Drive from Bozeman to West Yellowstone in 2 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of bus and shuttle. Plan for slightly colder temperatures traveling from Bozeman in August, with highs in West Yellowstone at 28°C and lows at 3°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 7th (Mon) so you can go by car to Gardiner.

Gardiner serves as the gateway to Yellowstone National Park's northern entrance, marked by an iconic stone arch.

Start off your visit on the 8th (Tue): relax and float downstream with a rafting and tubing tour, stop by Parks' Fly Shop, and then trot along with a tour on horseback.

To see more things to do, maps, ratings, and more tourist information, use the Gardiner road trip planning website.

Getting from West Yellowstone to Gardiner by car takes about 2 hours. In August, daytime highs in Gardiner are 28°C, while nighttime lows are 3°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 8th (Tue) early enough to drive to Garryowen.

Garryowen is a private town in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. Kick off your visit on the 9th (Wed): witness the site of a historic battle at Custer Battlefield Trading Company, take in the history at Little Bighorn Battlefield, and then take in the history at Custer Battlefield Museum.

To find traveler tips, where to stay, maps, and more tourist information, read our Garryowen trip planner.

You can drive from Gardiner to Garryowen in 3.5 hours. Traveling from Gardiner in August, things will get a bit warmer in Garryowen: highs are around 35°C and lows about 13°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 9th (Wed) to allow enough time to drive to Great Falls.

Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. You'll visit kid-friendly attractions like Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and St. Ann Cathedral. Get some historical perspective at Cathedral of St. Helena and First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park. Take a break from Great Falls with a short trip to Montana Historical Society Museum in Helena, about 1h 30 min away. There's much more to do: examine the collection at C.M. Russell Museum, tour the pleasant surroundings at River's Edge Trail, admire the majestic nature at Giant Springs State Park, and get engrossed in the history at Ursuline Centre.

For reviews, more things to do, where to stay, and other tourist information, read Great Falls tour website.

Traveling by car from Garryowen to Great Falls takes 5 hours. Expect a daytime high around 34°C in August, and nighttime lows around 12°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 12th (Sat) to allow time to drive to Glacier National Park.

The glaciers from which Glacier National Park takes its name mostly dissipated eons ago, but they left behind a scoured landscape of high and steep mountain peaks, sparkling lakes, lush alpine meadows, and thick forests.

On the 14th (Mon), hike the day away at Highline Trail. There's lots more to do: explore and take pictures at Going-to-the-Sun Road, appreciate the extensive heritage of Garden Wall, take some stellar pictures from Jackson Glacier Overlook, and hike along Iceberg Lake Trail.

To see reviews, ratings, other places to visit, and more tourist information, go to the Glacier National Park day trip planning site.

Traveling by car from Great Falls to Glacier National Park takes 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of bus and car. In August, plan for daily highs up to 33°C, and evening lows to 10°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 16th (Wed) early enough to travel back home.