Glendive, is a small town in eastern Montana, with a population 4,900 in 2019, which formed around the Yellowstone River. A part of the Lewis and Clark Trail and the Montana Dinosaur Trail, it is the smallest market in the US to have its own television station.
Get in
Glendive city hall
Interstate 94 passes through Glendive. Billings is 222 miles west, and the North Dakota border is 35 miles east. State Highway 16 continues north to Sidney and U.S. Route 2.
Get around
There are no taxi or bus services in Glendive.
See
- Frontier Gateway Museum, Belle Prairie Frontage Rd (off I-94, Exit 215), ☏ 1 406 377-8168. June-Aug: M-Sa 9AM-noon and 1-5PM, Su 1-5PM; May and Sep: 1-5PM daily. Free.
- Makoshika State Park, 1301 Snyder Ave, ☏ 1 406 377-6256, ✉[email protected]. Open daily: Memorial Day - Labor Day 10AM to 6PM, Labor Day - Memorial Day 9AM to 5PM. Rugged badlands covering over 11,400 acres, campground and visitor center $5 per vehicle.
- Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum, 139 State St (take exit 215 from I-94), ☏ 1 406 377-3228. Memorial Day - Labor Day: Tu-Sa 10AM to 5PM; days and hours vary in fall and winter. Largest dinosaur and fossil museum in the United States to present its fossils in the context of a belief in the Biblical creation story.
Do
- Baisch's Dinosaur Digs, ☏ 1 406 365-4133, ✉[email protected]. Reservations only, Apr-Oct. $100 per person; Half Day-$75; children 12 and under free.
- Cottonwood Country Club, 508 Country Club Dr, ☏ 1 406 377-8797. 9 holes, built in 1962
- [formerly dead link]Shorty & Bear's Horseback Rides, 95 FAS 254 (5 miles N of West Glendive), ☏ 1 406 687-3701. Trail rides, riding lessons, pony and wagon rides. $25-45/person.
Buy
Eat
- Book-N-Bear Nook/Coffee Den, 104 S. Merrill, ☏ 1 406 377-4938.
- CC's Family Café, 1902 N. Merrill Ave, ☏ 1 406 377-8926.
- Maddhatters Restaurant/Lounge, 123 S. Rosser Ave, ☏ 1 406 377-7667.
Drink
- Crazy Woman Espresso, 217 W. Towne, ☏ 1 406 377-7614.
- Twilite Lounge, 209 N. Merrill, ☏ 1 406 377-8705.
- Wagon Wheel Bar, 1615 W. Towne St., ☏ 1 406 377-5406.
Sleep
- Charley Montana Bed & Breakfast, 103 N. Douglas, ☏ 1 406 365-3207.
- Yellowstone River Inn, 1903 N. Merrill, ☏ 1 406 377-4433, ✉[email protected].
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Glendive |
| Billings ← Miles City ← | W  E | → Beach → Dickinson |
| Regina ← Sidney ← | N  S | → END |