Store · Beartooth Highway
A 9,400-foot store and lodge midway along the pass drive.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Beartooth Highway Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Beartooth Highway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Top of the World Store“Top of the World Store is coming up, a log-built general store and small lodge at about nine thousand four hundred feet. Stop here if you need grocery supplies or a break from the winding drive.”
Plays as you drive up to Top of the World Store and Resort in the Parkwolf Beartooth Highway Tour Guide.
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Top of the World Store and Resort is a log-built general store and small lodge on US 212 near Beartooth Pass, at roughly 9,400 feet. It's close to the midpoint between Red Lodge and Cooke City, so it makes sense as a break in the long drive or an overnight base in the high country. Think of it as a useful roadside outpost, not a large visitor attraction.
Fuel availability and the exact store offering are unclear, and the home-cooked meals don't have a fixed public menu or schedule. If you need gas, a particular supply, or dinner, check ahead and have a backup plan.
The resort has four cabin-style rooms with private bathrooms and showers. Three have kitchenettes, but there are no room refrigerators; ice is available at the store. RV sites with hookups and tent camping are seasonal, while the cabins are offered year-round. Check road access before planning a winter arrival.
The store is said to have started at Beartooth Lake before moving to this site in the early 1960s. The exact year isn't pinned down, so treat it as a broad origin story rather than a precise date.
Clay Butte Lookout Tower is a few miles away and is a separate public stop for a broad view. Come here for the store, lodging, or a meal; save the panorama for the lookout.
Wildlife
42 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
49 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
122 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
260 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
16 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Beartooth Highway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateIsland Lake to Beartooth Lake Trail5.5 mi · 3.5 hr · 1 mi awayFive alpine miles, ten lakes and a shuttle between trailheads.ModerateBeartooth High Lakes Trail8.9 mi · 5.5 hr · 1 mi awayNine miles of alpine lakes, granite benches and big plateau views
EasyIsland and Night Lakes Trail3.4 mi · 2 hr · 1 mi awayTwo alpine lakes on an easy, high-altitude walk off the highway.
ModerateBecker and Albino Lakes Trail12.2 mi · 7 hr · 1.2 mi awayA long lake-to-lake day ending beneath Albino’s granite cliffs.
ModerateBeartooth Lakes Loop7.8 mi · 4 hr · 1.3 mi awayA six-lake loop over high ridges and wildflower meadows.
ModerateNative Lake Trail7.9 mi · 4 hr · 1.3 mi awayA high alpine lake reached after meadows and 1,300 feet of climbing.
ModerateBeauty Lake Trail #6214.6 mi · 2.5 hr · 1.3 mi awayA steady high-country climb leads to a reflective lake.
ModerateHauser, Stockade and Losekamp Lakes Trail6.7 mi · 3.5 hr · 3.1 mi awayThree high-country lakes make the extra walking count.Sight · 1 mi awayIsland LakeA high-country lake with boat access and hikes to nearby lakes.Campground · 1.2 mi awayIsland Lake CampgroundA simple high-country camp for lake views and nearby hikes.
Campground · 1.4 mi awayBeartooth Lake CampgroundA lakefront base for fishing, boating and nearby high-country hikes.
Sight · 1.6 mi awayBeartooth LakeLaunch, picnic, or take in Beartooth Butte across the lake.
Sight · 2.2 mi awayBeartooth FallsA quick roadside look at the Beartooth Highway waterfall
Sight · 3.3 mi awayClay Butte LookoutA historic fire tower with a 360-degree Beartooth panorama.
Scenic pullout · 3.9 mi awayPilot and Index Peaks OverlookTwo sharp peaks crown the Clark’s Fork valley view.
Sight · 4.6 mi awayBeartooth Pass VistaA high-alpine summit stop for open views, lingering snow and wildflowers.Parkwolf’s Beartooth Highway ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
