Our two week road trip to Glacier National Park and back from Charlotte, NC - Routes, must haves, places to stay, things to see and do!!!
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Places to Stay
Things to do
Travel Tips/Hacks
Travel Gear
Places to Visit
Places our family of 6 visited on our two week trip from CLT to Glacier, MT
Bucket List Place to Visit!!!
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial
Worlds Largest Truck Stop
Iowa 80 - The World's Largest Truckstop
Wall Drug Store! Get some coffee (not great) and donuts (fabulous) - just don't get lost!
Wall Drug Store
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center in Colorado Springs
Route
Our recommended driving routes and navigation tips for the Charlotte to Glacier road trip, including scenic byways and the best stops along the way.
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The route we drove from NC to Glacier National Park and all the places we stopped along the way!
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Places to Stay
Family-friendly lodging picks from our trip, including campgrounds, cabins, and hotels that made our two-week adventure comfortable and memorable.
Lodge on the East Side of Glacier, right outside is the train station. Close to Many Glacier. We stayed for 3 nights, restaurants onsite, beautiful views, comfy rooms, friendly staff
Glacier Park Lodge
Beautiful place to stay in the heart of Yellowstone. Waking distance to small village with cafeteria style dining and small shops…
Canyon Lodge and Cabins - Yellowstone National Park
IHG Hotels - Staybridge Suites - we had good luck finding 2 bedroom suites along our route for our family of 6!!!
IHG Hotels - Staybridge Suites
Things to do
The best activities and experiences we found along the way and at Glacier National Park — hikes, scenic drives, and fun for the whole family.
Fossil Exhibit Trail (Badlands National Park)
Fossil Exhibit Trail (Badlands National Park) - All You Need ...
Two Medicine Lake - Glacier National Park - go to the boat house and rent kayaks to enjoy the lake
Two Medicine Lake
Two Sisters Cafe - Get the huckleberry pie!!!
Two Sisters Cafe
Best Hike we did this whole trip - Hikers often wear bells and strike up loud conversations, so as not to startle the bears on this back country trail. We didn't see any bears but we did see mountain goats.
Hike to Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park
Glacier Park Boat Company at Lake McDonald Lodge
Glacier Park Boat Company at Lake McDonald Lodge
Going-to-the-Sun Road - Possibly the most scenic drives in the USA!!!
Going-to-the-Sun Road
We rented bikes and rode down the Vail Pass - this was a highlight of our entire trip!!!
Rebel Sports (Frisco)
Travel Tips/Hacks
We rented a sprinter van and removed the last row. We used wire short wire shelving for snacks and lunch foods in the back.
Sprinter Van Rental
Ikea wire shelving with top - we used two of these to store snacks and lunch supplies, paper products, etc. The top was helpful for making sandwiches!!!
OMAR Storage System
We would eat breakfast at the hotels in the morning and then eat lunch either at a stop or on the road…We stocked up on snacks from Costco prior to leaving and would restock our cooler along the route with lunch meat and other perishable items we wan...
Road Trip Food List: Easy To Pack Meals & Snacks
Travel Gear
Must-have travel gear and road trip essentials that kept our family organized, entertained, and prepared for every leg of the journey.
Best Wireless Headphones - great for being in a hotel room with multiple people
Sleep Headphones
The Original Worlds Loudest Whistle - to scare away the bears :)
HyperWhistle - The Original Worlds Loudest Whistle
salomon hiking boots unisex
Salomon Hiking Boots
Trekking | Hiking Poles
Trekking Poles and Hiking Staffs
4 Port USB Car Charger - must have for long travel days and multiple devices needing to be charged
