June 25, 2023

Columbia Falls RV Park - Columbia Falls, Montana

Glacier National Park Road Trip (Fall 2022)
September 16-19, 2022
St. Mary to Columbia Falls, Montana
Daily Mileage: 115 
Site: 35 (ideal sites 1, 11, 55)
Duration: 4 nights 
Cost: $60.50/night
Weather: Warm and sunny

We decided to take Highway 89 from St Mary back to Highway 2, hoping that the road construction wasn't too slow or muddy. It wasn't too bad, and the views of the nearby mountains were beautiful in spite of evidence of recent fires. 



We stopped at Marias Pass to check out the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Monument, which towers 60 feet high (and extends 19 feet below ground). 
 
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Monument





John F. Stevens Memorial



Middle Fork Flathead River

It was too early for us to check-in to our site at the RV park, so we drove into town (Columbia Falls) and picked up a few groceries and had a delicious lunch at Vaqueros.


Huge Servings!

Columbia Falls RV Park is conveniently located off of Highway 2 with plenty of trees and beautiful landscaping. We had full hookups, a level pad (gravel), picnic table, grass and shady trees. The park has a large laundry room, very clean showers, and a small convenience store.  We had a good signal for both T-Mobile and Verizon, in addition to the free WiFi.

View from our campsite

Lots of empty sites, as it was the end of the season.

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6 comments:

  1. Helen's Book Blog8:16 AM

    Such fantastic vacations! I didn't know about the Roosevelt monument. It must look sort of strange, this huge man-made thing in the middle of nowhere/nature.

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    1. Les in Oregon8:07 AM

      Helen, we sure do get to have some wonderful vacations traveling with our RV. Yes, that monument did seem a bit weird out there in the middle of nowhere! It definitely caught our eye.

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  2. thecuecard2:49 PM

    Yeah I think we have been through Columbia Falls. We went through Whitefish (quite a few Canadians have places there) and I had a knee surgery once in Kalispell, argh. (2013 if I recall). But your trip looks much better. Great view of the monument. Did you see Flathead lake? south of Kalispell a little.

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    1. Les in Oregon8:08 AM

      Susan, we saw Flathead lake on our drive south out of the area. Gorgeous!

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  3. Vicki3:47 PM

    Your posts are making me want to travel asap! Thanks for sharing your vaction with us!

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    1. Les in Oregon8:24 PM

      You're welcome, Vicki! Stay tuned later this year to see my posts about our current trip. It will be even more enticing! :)

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