A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 334 miles from Missoula, Montana to Ephrata, Washington.
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Travel from Missoula, Montana to Ephrata, Washington
We drove our coach 334 miles, about six hours of driving, from Missoula, Montana to Ephrata, Washington.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
This map showing timezones, as we crossed from Mountain to Pacific time (west coast best coast), and the state borders between Montana (right), Idaho (middle), and Washington (left):
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Fuel stop:
I-90 West:
Clark Fork River:
Curves ahead:
Truck stop:
Roadworks:
Rest area closed due to roadworks:
Trucker info:
Welcome to Idaho and Pacific Time Zone:
Roadworks:
Elevation 3,069 feet:
Rest area:
Welcome to Washington:
Spokane:
Train:
Rest area:
Sprague Lake:
Train:
Another closed rest area:
Exit to Quincy:
Field planting sign:
Arriving at our campground:
And our site:
Jim & Mary’s RV Park
We stayed at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in Missoula, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
This is our fourth stay here; our first time with a trailer on our Yellowstone trip, and in our coach the following year and the year after. It’s a convenient stop on our way home, and a very pretty park.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-09-01
- Check out: 2025-09-02
- 2 nights
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temp 92°F, low 60-62°F
- Little wind, gusts to 10 MPH
Noise:
- Some road noise
- Nearby train horn noise
- No significant neighbor noise
Site:
- #A2, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only two nights
- Somewhat unlevel site; high in the rear, though might have been more level if parked towards the back; used air leveling, since only two nights
- Gravel driveway about 72 feet long by 15 feet wide
- 20 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Picnic table
- One big tree
- Clean site
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, a little inconveniently located
- 60 PSI water, a little inconveniently located
- Good sewer connection, a conveniently located (1.5 10-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 56-118 Mbps down, , 50 ms ping
- RoamLink: 6-7 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 200 ms ping (RoamLink uses whichever is best of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile)
- AT&T: 55-100 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 110 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: 10-14 Mbps down, 2-10 Mbps up, 13 ms ping
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Gardens
See our previous review on Campground Reviews.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Utilities:
View of the office and entrance from our site:
Other sites:
See our previous visits for more photos. We still like this RV park, and will likely stay here yet again in the future.
Video: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming to Missoula, Montana motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 329 miles from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming to Missoula, Montana.
Travel from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming to Missoula, Montana
We drove our coach 329 miles, about five hours of driving, from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming to Missoula, Montana.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading northwest:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
An interesting trailer:
Check-out box:
Crowd watching something on the hill; I couldn’t see anything:
A lone bison:
Thermal feature:
Madison River:
Leaving the park:
Welcome to West Yellowstone, Montana:
Hebgen Lake:
Madison River:
Ennis:
We had originally planned to stay at Ennis RV Park, but decided to just push on through:
Route 359 North:
Truck parking closed on I-90 West:
… because they diverted traffic through the parking area due to road works:
Continental Divide:
I-90 West:
Rest area:
Wildlife escape ramp:
Interesting rocks:
Arriving at Jim & Mary’s RV Park:
Our site:
Dashcams
If you’ve enjoyed my RV travel videos on YouTube, you may have wondered what I use to record them.
I use a dashcam, listed on Amazon as the “ROVE R2-4K Dash Cam Built-in WiFi 6 GPS Car Dashboard Camera Recorder with UHD 2160P, 2.4″ IPS Screen, 150° Wide Angle, WDR, Night Vision”.
I actually have four of these cameras: one in the coach windshield to record a timelapse of our travels, and a second one next to it to record real-time, in case of accident; one in a side window to record a timelapse of campground activities (which I occasionally post, but is usually not that excitng), plus a fourth in our truck, again recording real-time for accidents.
Here are the two in the coach windshield; the one on the left is the one used for timelapses, and the one on the right is for real-time (the box between them is the Mobileye sensor):
The left one is attached via Command Strips to ensure it remains straight:
Not the fanciest dashcams, but they get the job done.
Fishing Bridge RV Park, Yellowstone National Park
We stayed at Fishing Bridge RV Park in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our fourth stay in Yellowstone, our second in our coach and at this campground. The only place we can stay inside the park in our coach. It’s definitely worthwhile to stay inside the park; it’s a huge place, and the entry lines can be long.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-08-24
- Check out: 2025-09-02
- 9 nights
Weather:
- Partly cloudy, some rain
- High temps 59-73°F, lows 45-50°F
- Some wind, gusts to 20 MPH, sheltered by trees
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train horn noise
- Lots of neighbor noise
Site:
- #321, pull-through, concrete
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
- Somewhat level site; high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
- Concrete driveway about 70 feet long by 32 feet wide
- 54 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Just grass between sites
- Picnic table
- Tall trees behind site
- Unclean site; lots of small trash (which I picked up)
- Elevation 7,790 feet, front facing south
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, very conveniently located
- 80 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, but too low, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 200-219 Mbps down, 27 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- RoamLink: 8 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 130 ms ping (RoamLink uses whichever is best of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile)
- AT&T: 12-30 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 150 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Campground Wi-Fi: none
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Inside Yellowstone National Park
See our previous review on Campground Reviews.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Disappointingly, there was lots of small garbage around the site. People are the worst:
Other sites:
Pretty basic, but the best (and only) place for us inside Yellowstone. We’ll definitely stay here again.
Video: Buffalo to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 260 miles from Buffalo to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Travel from Buffalo to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
We drove our coach 260 miles, about five hours of driving, from Buffalo to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
Route with elevations:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Highway 16, west of Buffalo, Wyoming:
Signs indicated various rock strata, e.g. Granite Gneiss rocks:
Pull-off for a break:
Runaway truck ramp and interesting rocks:
Ten Sleep is a cute little town:
Rest area:
Wildlife:
Cody:
Shoshone River:
Buffalo Bill tunnels:
Buffalo Bill reservoir:
Shoshone River:
Rest area:
More interesting rocks:
Yellowstone National Park east entrance sign:
And entrance station:
Yellowstone Lake:
Fishing Bridge RV Park check-in area:
Our site:
Buffalo KOA Journey
We stayed at Buffalo KOA Journey in Buffalo, Wyoming. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our third stay here, as it’s a convenient stop on the way home. See our first and second visits for more photos.
This time, we only stayed one night, so opted for one of the convenient (and cheaper) pull-through sites nearer the front of the campground.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-08-23
- Check out: 2025-08-24
- 1 night
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temp 79°F, low 51°F
- Some wind, gusts to 18 MPH
Noise:
- Some road noise
- No train horn noise
- Little neighbor noise
Site:
- #60, back-in/pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
- Somewhat level site; used air leveling, since only one night
- Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 9 feet wide
- 14 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- A few tall trees
- Clean site
- Elevation 4,280 feet, front facing south
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- Didn’t connect to water, but conveniently located
- Didn’t connect to sewer, but conveniently located
Internet (in usage priority order):
- RoamLink: 8 Mbps down, 8 Mbps up, 145 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network)
- AT&T: 8-28 Mbps down, 0.5 Mbps up, 145-275 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Pool
See our previous review on Campground Reviews.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Paw pen patio site (being worked on):
Other sites:
Cabins:
We’d be happy to stay here again.