Trip To Montana...Need Suggestions

[JMappfan5]

My wife and I are just starting to plan our trip to Montana. The Goasu.com site states that arrangements can be made to stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton...short walk to the stadium...any other suggestions? Any suggestions on flights...can leave from GBoro or Charlotte??? Any suggestions on Yellowstone vs Glacier Parks...and lodging??? Thanks for any and all assistance.

[MountaineerChemist10]

A few friends of mine & I are planning on going to the game as well & we came up w/our own travel plan that turned out to be much cheaper than the one on GoASU.com

[dagriz]

Check out flying into Bozeman and renting a car from there. Might be cheaper? Glacier Park is hands down more scenic than Yellowstone and closer to Missoula. Yellowstone does have more natural attractions like Old Faithful and such.

[JMappfan5]

Check out flying into Bozeman and renting a car from there. Might be cheaper? Glacier Park is hands down more scenic than Yellowstone and closer to Missoula. Yellowstone does have more natural attractions like Old Faithful and such.

Thanks!!! See you in August!!!

[App74]

Check out flying into Bozeman and renting a car from there. Might be cheaper? Glacier Park is hands down more scenic than Yellowstone and closer to Missoula. Yellowstone does have more natural attractions like Old Faithful and such.

A Montana native suggested to me yesterday that we bring along passports to visit the Canadian side of Glacier.

[AppState89]

My wife and I are just starting to plan our trip to Montana. The Goasu.com site states that arrangements can be made to stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton...short walk to the stadium...any other suggestions? Any suggestions on flights...can leave from GBoro or Charlotte??? Any suggestions on Yellowstone vs Glacier Parks...and lodging??? Thanks for any and all assistance.

Also, check into flying into Butte (sp) Montana....we paid $600 from Charlotte to Missoula and could have paid $300 flying into Butte. About 1 1/2 drive, but would have saved a lot of money (4 of us).

[gah-riz]

A quick spot Check for flying out of Charlotte the 30th and returning the 1st (1 adult passenger):

To Missoula ~ $600
To Butte ~ $505
To Bozeman ~ $586
To Spokane ~ $596

Butte to Missoula is an easy drive, takes about 1.5 hours.

Obviously depending on the days you want to travel the prices could swing dramatically.

The Double Tree is in a good location to walk to the stadium and also to walk downtown, as are the Comfort INN, and Campus INN.

http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels ... index.html

http://www.campusinnmissoula.com/

http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-missoula-montana-MT082

I recommend going everywhere with your App gear on, especially downtown on Friday night.

Breakfast for game day I enjoy going to the Old Post (full bar, great place to start pre-gaming) or Paul's Pancake Parlor,

http://www.oldpostpub.com/

http://paulspancake.com/

Hit up the Missoula Club "Mo Club" and get a burger and a beer.

Various places to eat that are Missoula/Montana originals:

The Montana Club - sit down style restaurant
http://www.montanaclub.com/

Hoagieville - sandwich and burger place, get the cheese fries!
http://www.hoagieville.com/Hoagieville/Welcome_2.html

Staggering Ox - different kind of sandwich place, their "Nuke" was rated the #2 sandwich in the country by Maxim magazine
http://staggeringox.com/missoula/

Want a nice steak, head a little out of town to Lolo Creek Steak House
http://www.lolocreeksteakhouse.com/

Bars:
The Press Box - known as the Griz bar, this is right by the above mentioned hotels. If you can't make it to any other bar, make it to this one! - http://pressboxsportsbar.com/#/home
Stockman's Bar "Stocks"
Iron Horse
Missoula Club "Mo Club"
Red's
And many other's

If you are fan of great beer, then you have to hit up some Missoula breweries - http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-bee ... issoula/mt :

My favorite (has two locations, each are unique in themselves, I prefer the North Side locations at 313 N. 1st St. W )
Kettlehouse
http://kettlehouse.com/

Big Sky Brewing
http://www.bigskybrew.com/Home

Bayern
http://www.bayernbrewery.com/

Draught Works
http://www.draughtworksbrewery.com/

Finally, Glacier > Yellowstone. But both are great

I hope to see a couple thousand of you up here. Be sure to go out in the town, wear your App gear, enjoy yourselves!

[kiddbrewer]

A quick spot Check for flying out of Charlotte the 30th and returning the 1st (1 adult passenger):

To Missoula ~ $600
To Butte ~ $505
To Bozeman ~ $586
To Spokane ~ $596

Butte to Missoula is an easy drive, takes about 1.5 hours.

Obviously depending on the days you want to travel the prices could swing dramatically.

The Double Tree is in a good location to walk to the stadium and also to walk downtown, as are the Comfort INN, and Campus INN.

http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels ... index.html

http://www.campusinnmissoula.com/

http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-missoula-montana-MT082

I recommend going everywhere with your App gear on, especially downtown on Friday night.

Breakfast for game day I enjoy going to the Old Post (full bar, great place to start pre-gaming) or Paul's Pancake Parlor,

http://www.oldpostpub.com/

http://paulspancake.com/

Hit up the Missoula Club "Mo Club" and get a burger and a beer.

Various places to eat that are Missoula/Montana originals:

The Montana Club - sit down style restaurant
http://www.montanaclub.com/

Hoagieville - sandwich and burger place, get the cheese fries!
http://www.hoagieville.com/Hoagieville/Welcome_2.html

Staggering Ox - different kind of sandwich place, their "Nuke" was rated the #2 sandwich in the country by Maxim magazine
http://staggeringox.com/missoula/

Want a nice steak, head a little out of town to Lolo Creek Steak House
http://www.lolocreeksteakhouse.com/

Bars:
The Press Box - known as the Griz bar, this is right by the above mentioned hotels. If you can't make it to any other bar, make it to this one! - http://pressboxsportsbar.com/#/home
Stockman's Bar "Stocks"
Iron Horse
Missoula Club "Mo Club"
Red's
And many other's

If you are fan of great beer, then you have to hit up some Missoula breweries - http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-bee ... issoula/mt :

My favorite (has two locations, each are unique in themselves, I prefer the North Side locations at 313 N. 1st St. W )
Kettlehouse
http://kettlehouse.com/

Big Sky Brewing
http://www.bigskybrew.com/Home

Bayern
http://www.bayernbrewery.com/

Draught Works
http://www.draughtworksbrewery.com/

Finally, Glacier > Yellowstone. But both are great

I hope to see a couple thousand of you up here. Be sure to go out in the town, wear your App gear, enjoy yourselves!

Great info. I have my flight booked, hotel reserved and tickets ordered. I'm wondering if someone could post the above reply somewhere where it could be easily accessible when the time comes, like, maybe on the home page?

[JMappfan5]

Thanks for all of the suggestions and recommendations. Making arrangements this afternoon! Hope to see lots of App State folks in Missoula!!!!

[AppState89]

Thanks for all of the suggestions and recommendations. Making arrangements this afternoon! Hope to see lots of App State folks in Missoula!!!!

We are staying at the Campus Inn....

[Saint3333]

Hey Griz fan any word if it will be a night game, I really hope it is.

[MTGrizFan]

Hey Griz fan any word if it will be a night game, I really hope it is.

There is rumor that the game will be either a 7pm or 7:30pm kickoff. Coach Delaney apparently mentioned at our spring banquet that kickoff will be at 7pm. I hope it's true! Washington-Grizzly Stadium will be going bonkers! Bring ear plugs.

[mtneer45]

My family and inlaws (alums too) are all going out for the week from Thursday to Thursday. First question is for the ASU folks. How can we get tickets to the game? Do we have to get season tickets? My wife and i have a newborn and are building a new house and didnt think we could swing season tix this year, but if its a prerequisite, i guess we will pull it off. We need 10 tix for the game.

Now for the Griz folks, help us a fill a week's worth of entertainment. We aren't neccesarily hiking type folks, but enjoy the outdoors (fishing, golf, scenery). What do you recommend? i.e. fishing guides, golf courses, etc. I saw the post about the bars and breweries. We will definitely run that gauntlet!

Finally for help with travel, we went direct through Delta's website (better than the travel sites offered) back in feb. and were able to get round trip to and from Butte (layover in SLC) for only $275/person! Not sure what it is now or if other people plan to go early or stay longer. I hope we didnt get the cart before the horse and not secure game tix though.

Thanks for all your help!

[kiddbrewer]

A night game would be awesome. No matter, I'll be there, sans ear plugs. I want to hear the deflation of the Griz fans when App wins their second in a row.

[appfanz]

I had been wondering if ticket requests would exceed what's available. I guess we'll see??

[gah-riz]

My family and inlaws (alums too) are all going out for the week from Thursday to Thursday. First question is for the ASU folks. How can we get tickets to the game? Do we have to get season tickets? My wife and i have a newborn and are building a new house and didnt think we could swing season tix this year, but if its a prerequisite, i guess we will pull it off. We need 10 tix for the game.

Now for the Griz folks, help us a fill a week's worth of entertainment. We aren't neccesarily hiking type folks, but enjoy the outdoors (fishing, golf, scenery). What do you recommend? i.e. fishing guides, golf courses, etc. I saw the post about the bars and breweries. We will definitely run that gauntlet!

Finally for help with travel, we went direct through Delta's website (better than the travel sites offered) back in feb. and were able to get round trip to and from Butte (layover in SLC) for only $275/person! Not sure what it is now or if other people plan to go early or stay longer. I hope we didnt get the cart before the horse and not secure game tix though.

Thanks for all your help!

Golf wise, for Missoula I recommend Canyon River:



http://canyonrivergolfclub.com/

Since you are flying in and out of Butte, you could check out Old Works Golf Club, it is the #1 rated course in Montana. It is located in Anaconda which is 24 miles from Butte, on the Missoula side.



http://www.oldworks.org/index.php

[Griz5700]

As far as Missoula goes - eat, drink, play and stay downtown. DT Missoula is awesome. So whatever you do, stay downtown!

I'll give a rundown of Missoula, the Flathead Valley and Glacier NP in the near future when I get a chance. I was born and raised in Missoula and was a whitewater guide in West Glacier each summer throughout college (UM class of 2008). Hopefully I can help you guys avoid some annoying tourist traps.

Looking forward to the ASU/UM party coming back to Missoula. I'd be happy to answer any questions you all might have about MT.

This is a great site btw. Nicely done.

[appstcyclist]

Griz5700 What hotels would you suggest? I saw the campus inn seems decent. I believe some of the other ones mentioned are already getting booked. If you were to pick a day hike in Glacier what would be your choice? We can hike for several hours.

[wncapp78]

Flying USAir CLT-Spokane then renting a car and driving to Missoula. was able to use frequent flyer miles saved up just for this trip! Rooms booked at Missoula Marriott Courtyard--not sure if its downtown. Planning to do Glacier Park and whatever else we can fit in for a week! Thanks Griz for the tips! All are appreciated!

[77SU]

Planning to do Glacier Park and whatever else we can fit in for a week!

My daughter did a Pharmacy rotation at the Blackfeet reservation last July and really enjoyed going into Glacier Park in the evenings and on the weekends. She said there are several trails in the area of Two Medicine Lake, including one that goes completely around the lake. She also recommended in the town of East Glacier, a restaurant by the name of Luna. Best huckleberry pie, ever!