Jim & Mary’s RV Park

We stayed at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in Missoula, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

For long-time readers, if that name sounds a little familiar, it’s because we stayed here on our way home from Yellowstone last year. We liked it so much, we took the opportunity to go back here this year.

Dates:

Check in: 2022-09-11
Check out: 2022-09-14
3 nights

Weather:

Partly sunny, but mostly smoky from nearby wildfires; a little drizzle
High temps ranging between 79-89°F, lows around 49-53°F
A little wind

Noise:

Some road noise; nearby train noise
No significant neighbor noise

Site:

#E12, pull through, gravel
Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since we didn’t need to go anywhere
Fairly level
Fairly large site: about 75 feet long by about 40 feet wide
Full hookups:

50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located
50 PSI water, somewhat conveniently located (boosted from our tank)
Good sewer connection, not very conveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)

Picnic table on grass
Some trees; clear sky for Starlink
Delightful landscaping with flowerbeds and decorations

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 2-6 Mbps down, 7-9 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
T-Mobile: 22 Mbps down, 14-32 Mbps up, 100 ms ping
AT&T: 16-20 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up, 115 ms ping
Verizon: 8-12 Mbps down, 4-7 Mbps up, 110 ms ping
Campground Wi-Fi: limited, not used

Amenities:

Dumpsters
No pool
Package delivery to outside of office

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Still the prettiest park

This was our second stay here, and it’s still just so lovely. The roads are easily navigable even for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle, the trees are nicely trimmed back, so there were no scraping branches or anything. There is a bit of road and train noise, but the beautiful surroundings make up for it. We camped at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Map

Our site:

Our site

The power and water was kinda far away from the coach:

Power and water

The sewer wasn’t super close either, requiring two hoses:

Sewer

Dumpsters near our site, with a train going by beyond:

Dumpsters and train

Train

The office:

Office

Rather unusual to have recycling at an RV park:

Recycling

Bathrooms:

Bathrooms

Tourist info:

Tourist info

Greenhouses:

Greenhouses

Lots of very nice landscaping:

Landscaping

Bathrooms:

Bathrooms

Landscaping

This was the site we had last year:

Site we had last year

Other sites and more landscaping:

Landscaping

Other sites and landscaping

Our site again:

Our site

Video

Video: West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana motorhome travel timelapse

A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 124 miles from West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana.

Travel from West Glacier to Missoula, Montana

We drove our coach 124 miles, about 3 hour of driving, from West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana. Beginning our trek from the top of the country to the bottom — we’ll be spending the winter in Texas this year.

The map route for this leg, heading south:

Map route

Smoky US-2:

Smoky US-2

US-2 next to the Flathead River:

US-2 next to the Flathead River

Roadworks on MT-206:

Roadworks on US-206

We stopped at Woody’s Country Store for lunch again:

Woody's Country Store

Our coach

Woody's Country Store

Very tasty fries and burger:

Food

Paladin sitting on the dash as we returned to our coach:

Paladin

Some sights along MT-35 next to Flathead Lake:

MT-35

Flathead Lake:

Flathead Lake

Oops, a dining chair fell over; we might want to think about securing it with a bungee or something:

Dining chair fell over

US-93

Several places in Ronan had decorated hay bales:

Decorated hay bales

Decorated hay

US-93

In the Flathead Reservation, the signs were bilingual:

Flathead signs

A wildlife bridge:

Flathead signs

US-93

Our destination, Jim and Mary’s RV Park:

Jim and Mary's RV Park

Our site before occupation:

Our site

Our coach:

Our coach

Jenn and Paladin looking out the driver window:

Jenn and Paladin

Mirror glass replacement

While driving along I-5 in Tacoma, Washington, a truck got a bit too close to us, and bashed their mirror into ours, shattering the mirror glass:

Cracked mirror

In this frame from the dashcam, you can see that their mirror was knocked back from the impact:

Truck

The cracked mirror:

Cracked mirror

I ordered replacement mirror glass from the manufacturer:

Replacement mirror glass

Removing the broken glass:

Removing broken glass

The mirror is heated, so I needed to disconnect it (I’ve already unhooked one connector in this pic):

Disconnecting heater

Behind the glass:

Behind the glass

New and old glass:

New and old glass

The mirror is mounted using adhesive pads and clips at the top and bottom:

Adhesive pads

The replaced mirror glass:

Replaced mirror glass

Unfortunately, the motor that adjusts the mirror position also seems to have been damaged; we can move the mirror in every direction except towards the coach. So we’ll have to get that fixed sometime. Not so urgent, since we can still adjust it by hand.

Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B

We stayed at Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B in West Glacier, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A nice place for a family reunion. We met up with some family members to hang out together and visit Glacier National Park.

Dates:

Check in: 2022-09-02
Check out: 2022-09-11
9 nights

Weather:

Mostly sunny, one day with a little drizzle
High temps ranging between 66-93°F, lows around 32-50°F
A little wind

Noise:

No road noise; some train noise
No neighbor noise

Site:

#3, back in, gravel, with small concrete pad under back wheels
Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
Not level due to concrete pad
Large site: about 90 feet long by about 90 feet wide
Full hookups:

50 amp power, not very conveniently located
45 PSI water, conveniently located (boosted from our tank)
Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe)

Picnic table on grass
Tall trees on driver side; clear sky for Starlink

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 25 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
AT&T: 18-37 Mbps down, 5-8 Mbps up, 120 ms ping
Verizon: 18 Mbps down, 9 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
T-Mobile: no service
Campground Wi-Fi: available but not used

Amenities:

Dumpsters
No pool
Onsite cafe
Package delivery to office

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Great place for a family reunion

We met up with several members of the family so we could do Glacier. We have a 40′ motorhome and had a great back-in site on the edge of the property, central to where everyone else stayed in the park with their small trailer, rooftop tent, and glamping pod rental, so there was something for everyone. Being just a couple of miles from Glacier was great for day trips to the park. It was wonderful having the caf on site for breakfast or a latte in the morning. We camped at Moose Creek RV Park and B&B in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Map

Our site before parking:

Our site before parking

Our site:

Our site

The weird little concrete pad:

Concrete pad

Back jacks; no need for jack pads on concrete:

Jacks

Utilities:

Utilities

We used the Starlink dish; I put out cones to mark the cable, since it was on grass (good thing, too, since the grass was mowed while we were out; they mowed around the cable):

Cones for Starlink

The entrance:

Entrance

Office and playground:

Office and playground

Phone booth (kids, ask your parents):

Phone booth

Group fire pit:

Group fire pit

Bathrooms:

Bathrooms

Dog park:

Dog park

Other sites:

Other sites

A retro trailer at the dump station:

Retro trailer

The back of our site:

Our site

Sites 42 and 41, where some of our family stayed:

Other sites

The parents stayed in a glamping pod:

Glamping pods

Glamping pod

A nice thing about this park was an on-site café:

Cafe

Café breakfast:

Cafe breakfast

Another café breakfast, eating in the nice little seating area by the café:

Cafe breakfast

Dinner while watching baseball on our outside TV:

Dinner and baseball

There are wildfires in the area; here’s a helicopter with a water bucket:

Helicopter with water bucket

For the last family breakfast, I cooked bacon and pancakes on my griddle:

Griddle bacon

Griddle pancakes

A sunset:

Sunset

Our coach after removing the Magne Shades, in preparation for departure:

Our coach

Video

Video: Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana motorhome travel timelapse

A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 64 miles from Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana.

Travel from Marion to West Glacier, Montana

We drove our coach 64 miles, about 1 hour of driving, from Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana.

The map route, heading northeast:

Map route

Leaving the McGregor Lakes RV campground:

Leaving campground

US-2:

US-2

A barn:

Barn

An interesting building:

Interesting building

Crossing Flathead River:

Flathead River

We stopped at Woody’s Country Store for lunch; unusual in our coach, but I noticed that they have parking available for big rigs:

Coach parked at Woody's

Reserved parking

Woody's

Tasty BLT and excellent fries:

Lunch

Back to our coach:

Our coach

Paladin in the steps:

Paladin in the steps

Flathead River again:

Flathead River

Bridge

Hungry Horse; a place name that reminds me of a Hungry Horse restaurant I went to as a kid in New Zealand:

Hungry Horse

The Huckleberry Patch, where Jenn later got a huckleberry pie, pancake mix, etc:

The Huckleberry Patch

Our destination, Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B:

Moose Creek RV Resort

Approaching the office (a little narrow for a big coach):

Office

Jenn checking in:

Checking in

We unhooked our truck out front:

Unhooked truck

I drove the truck to our site, while Jenn drove our coach around a longer route, to avoid a sharp corner:

Coach approaching

Video

Video: drone flight over Farragut State Park in Idaho

While staying at Farragut State Park in Idaho recently, I flew my drone, and recorded some footage of our coach, the campground, and a view of Lake Pend Oreille.

McGregor Lakes RV

We stayed at McGregor Lakes RV in Marion, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A one-night stay, with a restaurant across the road.

Dates:

Check in: 2022-09-01
Check out: 2022-09-02
1 night

Weather:

Sunny
High temp at 87°F, low at 52°F
No real wind

Noise:

Some highway road noise, train noise
Not much neighbor noise

Site:

#4, pull through, gravel
Didn’t need to disconnect toad; we left it connected, since only staying one night
Somewhat level
Medium site: about 90 feet long by about 30 feet wide
Full hookups:

50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
Didn’t connect water or sewer, since only one night

Picnic table and fire pit on grass
A few small trees

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 9-25 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
AT&T: no service
Verizon: no service
T-Mobile: no service
Campground Wi-Fi: limited, not used

Amenities:

Dumpsters
No pool

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Nice spot for a quick stop

We stayed here one night on our way to Glacier. Our site was reasonably level, and it was easy access to the highway but without any road noise. Having the lodge restaurant across the street was very nice on a travel day. We camped at McGregor Lakes RV in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Map