Looking for Places To Stay - UT CO WY MT WA OR CA

[Willie]

OK folks looking for some info on good, cheaper the better, places to stay. In September will be riding the following states for the start of my 3rd National Park Tour. UT, CO, WY, MT, WA, OR CA and NV.

I have tentatively scheduled stops in the following places. If ya know a good place or recommend something it would be greatly appreciated. As a default, at least out east, we tend to stay in Super 8's, Days Inn, Motel 6, etc as a gauge. Not looking for fancy. Clean and comfortable are the keys, wifi would be nice but not mandatory.

So targetted locations are

Green River Wy

Jackson WY or Driggs ID

Yellowstone NP and area (2 day stay planned)

Great Falls MT

Kallispel MT

Lewiston ID

Dalles OR

Klamath Falls OR

Reno NV

Ely NV

American Falls ID

Sure hope I got this in the right forum

Thanks in Advance

Willie

 

[puppychow]

Klamath Falls OR

Klamath Falls, OR is an armpit. Depending on your route - try Ashland, OR. However, you may not care if you are just going to sleep for the night and bounce early next morning.

EDIT - The road to Ashland from Klamath Falls however, is a HOOT!! Oregon Hwy 66.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

OK folks looking for some info on good, cheaper the better, places to stay. So targetted locations are

Green River Wy

Here's one of my favorites:

https://redcanyonlodge.com/

I don't know if you'd call it 'cheap' or not? I stayed there and I'm not well-off, at all. I do know that, for me, it was a memorable and enjoyable stay. We rented a cabin and ate in the lodge. I thought it was a beautiful place to visit.

 

[rickcorwn]

Jackson WY and any of the gateway cities for Yellowstone will be pricey but after Labor Day the rate usually relax some. Close to Yellowstone is West Yellowstone MT, Cooke City MT, Redlodge MT, Cody WY and Gardiner MT all have a good selection of chain and mom and pop places. In Kalispell I stayed at the Travel Lodge, it's an older property but has been updated and had really good rates. I can't help with Great Falls, I stay with a friend there but check out the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sounds like a cool trip you've got planned :good:

 

[LDRydr]

Will you be passing through Vancouver WA to pick up the Fort Vancouver Historical Site?

 

[exskibum]

Super 8 in Columbia Falls, MT between Kalispell and Glacier NP.

The Virginian in Jackson, WY.

 

[Silver Penguin]

If you end up in St George, Utah (closest big place to Zion National Park), you have to stay at the Dixie Palms motel. It's clean, comfortable and you can park the bike within three feet of your front door. Family owned and operated. No frills. Not fancy. But for $36/night it can't be beat. We met with a very warm welcome there and the desk guy even called up some traffic info for us, about the park.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I stayed at an Econolodge in K-Falls three weeks ago. Nothing special on the outside, but reasonable at @ $50 and clean on the inside.

In Roseburg downtown you'll find the Douglas Inn is reasonable and renovated (I hear). Also a Motel6 and Super8 are right off I-5. I'd avoid the Travelodge in Rsbg -- lots of druggies and psych. patients stay there.

 

[Willie]

Thanks all for the suggestions...will work them into the daily plans

 

[Willie]

Will you be passing through Vancouver WA to pick up the Fort Vancouver Historical Site?

I want be making it that far west into WA, Time is not on my side, Grabbing Whitman Mission and Nez Perce then cutting down to John Day and Crater Lake.

Willie

 

[Willie]

Jackson WY and any of the gateway cities for Yellowstone will be pricey but after Labor Day the rate usually relax some. Close to Yellowstone is West Yellowstone MT, Cooke City MT, Redlodge MT, Cody WY and Gardiner MT all have a good selection of chain and mom and pop places. In Kalispell I stayed at the Travel Lodge, it's an older property but has been updated and had really good rates. I can't help with Great Falls, I stay with a friend there but check out the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sounds like a cool trip you've got planned :good:

Since I saw the making of the Going to the Sun Road on the History Channel, Glacier hit the bucket list thing. This is the main purpose of the trip, however the NP's are truly national gems and make for good rides to get to them as well. I probably have visited well over 300 parks and affliated sites, such as the Little Red School in House in Illinois. Right now the most memorable was the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville PA. Not the pretties just the most memorable.

While I am anxious for the trip to come, that would mean the end of summer out this way, leaving only 3 reasonable months left in the season, so I can wait

Willie

 

[Duff]

Since you will be in the area, don't miss Beartooth Pass. You'll kick yourself to the grave if you don't ride this road just east of Yellowstone out of Cooke City. It goes up over the mountains at about 11K feet and drops back down into Red Lodge. Way to many switchbacks to count, too much scenery to describe, too much fun to miss. in fact, if it is out-of-the-way, ride it both ways to get you back on track... it's worth it!

 

[Willie]

Since you will be in the area, don't miss Beartooth Pass. You'll kick yourself to the grave if you don't ride this road just east of Yellowstone out of Cooke City. It goes up over the mountains at about 11K feet and drops back down into Red Lodge. Way to many switchbacks to count, too much scenery to describe, too much fun to miss. in fact, if it is out-of-the-way, ride it both ways to get you back on track... it's worth it!

Thats definetly on the GPS and planned to be ridden. Thanks for the input

Willie

 

[exskibum]

Since you will be in the area, don't miss Beartooth Pass. You'll kick yourself to the grave if you don't ride this road just east of Yellowstone out of Cooke City. It goes up over the mountains at about 11K feet and drops back down into Red Lodge. Way to many switchbacks to count, too much scenery to describe, too much fun to miss. in fact, if it is out-of-the-way, ride it both ways to get you back on track... it's worth it!

+100 One of the VERY best motorcycle roads anywhere. (And even that doesn't do justice to the scenery.)

 

[ctfjr]

The last time I went to GNP I stayed here: https://www.cheapsleepmotel.com/ in Whitefish, MT - not far from Kalispel & Columbia Falls

It was surprisingly inexpensive and VERY nice - the people were great

 

[ctfjr]

Since you will be in the area, don't miss Beartooth Pass. You'll kick yourself to the grave if you don't ride this road just east of Yellowstone out of Cooke City. It goes up over the mountains at about 11K feet and drops back down into Red Lodge. Way to many switchbacks to count, too much scenery to describe, too much fun to miss. in fact, if it is out-of-the-way, ride it both ways to get you back on track... it's worth it!

A Major +1 here

From my website https://www.molaver.org/may02mc.htm:

We left Northwest Montana and took aim at our next big destination - Beartooth Pass on the Montana / Wyoming border. We weren't sure if the road was open yet but our plan was to enter Yellowstone from the west Yellowstone entrance (NW), skirt along the top of the park & exit on the northeast side - the road to Beartooth Highway. When we arrived at Yellowstone we were told that [SIZE=14pt]Beartooth Highway[/SIZE] had opened 1 hour earlier! In fact the signs inside Yellowstone still proclaimed the road closed due to snow. Although the road is only about 70 miles long this was the most spectacular ride I have ever taken. We rode into the mountains as high as 11,000+ feet. There was snow in areas towering over the road 20 feet high. The views were absolutely astounding. When it started to snow at 10,000 feet I was starting to think about survival through the night. This road is not for the faint of heart but is the BEST motorcycle ride. After a 3 hour ride through the mountains we arrived at Red Lodge. After a quick dinner there we left and headed to Sheridan, Wyoming on some really great twisties.

 

[Duff]

Since you will be in the area, don't miss Beartooth Pass. You'll kick yourself to the grave if you don't ride this road just east of Yellowstone out of Cooke City. It goes up over the mountains at about 11K feet and drops back down into Red Lodge. Way to many switchbacks to count, too much scenery to describe, too much fun to miss. in fact, if it is out-of-the-way, ride it both ways to get you back on track... it's worth it!

A Major +1 here

From my website https://www.molaver.org/may02mc.htm:

We left Northwest Montana and took aim at our next big destination - Beartooth Pass on the Montana / Wyoming border. We weren't sure if the road was open yet but our plan was to enter Yellowstone from the west Yellowstone entrance (NW), skirt along the top of the park & exit on the northeast side - the road to Beartooth Highway. When we arrived at Yellowstone we were told that [SIZE=14pt]Beartooth Highway[/SIZE] had opened 1 hour earlier! In fact the signs inside Yellowstone still proclaimed the road closed due to snow. Although the road is only about 70 miles long this was the most spectacular ride I have ever taken. We rode into the mountains as high as 11,000+ feet. There was snow in areas towering over the road 20 feet high. The views were absolutely astounding. When it started to snow at 10,000 feet I was starting to think about survival through the night. This road is not for the faint of heart but is the BEST motorcycle ride. After a 3 hour ride through the mountains we arrived at Red Lodge. After a quick dinner there we left and headed to Sheridan, Wyoming on some really great twisties.

If you went back over Beartooth, then the wonderful twisties going to Sheridan would be Dead Indian Pass. Some of the most wonderful high-speed sweeping switchbacks I have ever ridden. Glad to help with the suggestion.

 

[UHOH]

Lewiston ID
Dalles OR

Ely NV

Lewiston, ID - Inn America, right across street from brewpub w/ v. good food. Guest Suites also an option in town.

The Dalles, OR - Super 8, handy location for a traveler.

Ely, NV - Hotel Nevada - historic & rooms upgraded; built ~1930 it was the tallest building in NV. Stayed there last yr.

Would stay there again...

IMO, in these 3 cities you would not need an advance reservation after Labor Day.