About this place
The Big Sky Back Country Byway runs 105 miles. It is a long drive. It starts at Terry and ends at Wolf Point, on the Missouri River, crossing badlands and rolling prairie on the way.
Wolf Point sits on part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
The route is in the National Scenic Byways Program.
It takes about 2 hours one way. There are information kiosks at Terry, Circle and Wolf Point, describing the byway, the local history and the culture.
The road is all-weather, so the badlands of eastern Montana are open to you all year.
There are undeveloped campgrounds on public land along the way, and you can camp with nothing marked out.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Roads around it
- An all-weather road
- Type
- Open area. Camp anywhere within it
- When it’s open
- All year
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
From Terry, head north on Hwy 253. Turn right onto Hwy 200 and follow it to Circle, then keep going north on Hwy 13 to Wolf Point. The whole route is paved now.
Coordinates 46.79242, -105.31225
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Makoshika State Park Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Terry, MT Directions
- West Glendive, MT Directions
West Glendive is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026; opened and read by a person on 2026-08-27.