Overview
Shelby is an important town for commerce in north-central Montana. Around 3,100 people live there.
1 sights · 2 things to do · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Shelby
Marias Museum of History and Art
Historical artifacts and assorted oddities from the region.
Aronow Park
Has tennis and volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits. There is ice skating in winter months.
Marias Valley Golf and Country Club
Plan your trip
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- GTF Great Falls International Airport, Great Falls — 74 mi away. Directions
- HVR Havre City County Airport, Havre — 96 mi away. Directions
- GEG Spokane International Airport, Spokane — 269 mi away (major hub). Directions
Shelby is at the intersection of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 2 (US-2), it's hard to miss. I-15 spans the entire state from north to south while US-2 spans the entire state east and west.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Marias Museum of History and Art, Aronow Park
- Afternoon Marias Valley Golf and Country Club
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Understand
Get in
By car
Shelby is at the intersection of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 2 (US-2), it's hard to miss. I-15 spans the entire state from north to south while US-2 spans the entire state east and west.
The Canadian border crossing at Sweet Grass is only 30 mi north on I-15. The crossing has the highest traffic volume in the state.
By bus
Place Northern Transit Interlocal
Bus service from Sweet Grass, Kalispell, and Great Falls.
By train
- The Empire Builder operates daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago.
Get around
The historic Main Street Business District is easily walked. Many places will require a car.
See
Do
Sleep
Go next
- Lake Elwell (50 miles to the east) has fishing, boating, and camping.
- Little Jerusalem (30 miles north to Sunburst, then 10 miles west) offers a dramatic landscape with hiking allowed. Numerous hoodoos, picture a stone totem pole, cover the area, ranging from 5 to 100 feet in height.
- Rudyard Depot Museum (60 miles east) is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Rudyard also has the Hi-Line Vintage Motors Museum.
Nearby
Cut Bank
City / town · 17 listings · 23 mi away
Sweet Grass
City / town · 3 listings · 34 mi away
Choteau
City / town · 14 listings · 50 mi away
Browning
City / town · 12 listings · 53 mi away
East Glacier
City / town · 13 listings · 63 mi away
Sun River
City / town · 1 listings · 68 mi away
St. Mary
City / town · 4 listings · 73 mi away
Great Falls
City / town · 43 listings · 74 mi away
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