Whitefish, Montana
It's so soul-filling, you'll want to make it an annual trip!
- More about your Oliver Guide: Bonnie Powers
- Trip type: Adult, Family, Group getaway, Solo, Mountains
- Activity level: moderate
- Ideal length of trip: 5 days for Glamping... maybe more to explore Glacier National Park!
to & from
We flew from Oakland to Glacier Park International Airport (Kalispell) on Allegiant Air. We were told by Tobacco River Ranch and a few friends how great this airline is. Did some research, and found that in more recent years they’re elevated their planes. They only fly at certain times of the year, into small airports, and only on certain days and with limited flights each day. We were able to fly direct to Kalispell (vs the other airlines which had stops). Allegiant has very inexpensive prices and as you add bundles, it goes up from there. It depends on your needs and what you care about most.
- One challenge to be aware of is rental car availability and pricing, which has been impacted by Covid supply chain.
Where to Stay
We absolutely recommend the experience of Tobacco River Ranch Glamping. (@tobacco_river_ranch_glamping)
Watch our videos from the recent trip we took in reels on our Insta account @poetandthebench
- Tobacco River Ranch Glamping have lovingly restored old logger cabins, look out cabins and forest service cabins; have built new structures and have renovated Airstreams. They each have character, with frontier art and other well appointed details. It was perfectly clean when we arrived. The brand new A-frame is right on the Tobacco River. That section of glamping also has a small kitchen in a dedicated trailer and a porta-potty bathroom.
- There is a gorgeous community kitchen with bathroom and shower and very up to date appliances--stove, fridge, espresso machine
- You can rent the entire property for a group or family vacation. If you do this, there's also a sleeping loft in the community kitchen
- You can also rent the property for weddings!!