Shelby is a town in north-central Montana. Around 3,100 people live there.
Understand
Shelby is an import Montana town for commerce. The Canadian border crossing at Sweet Grass is only 30 mi (48 km) north on Interstate 15. The crossing has the highest traffic volume in the state. Interstate 15 spans the entire state from north to south while US Highway 2 spans the entire state east and west. Plus the town has major commercial rail service.
Get in
By car
Long-distance drivers in northern Montana are all but guaranteed to pass through Shelby: situated at the intersection of Interstate 15 and US-2, it's hard to miss.
By bus
- Northern Transit Interlocal. Bus service from Sweet Grass, Kalispell, and Great Falls.
By train
By train, Amtrak's Empire Builder between Seattle/Portland and Chicago makes a daily stop in Shelby.
- 🌍 Shelby railway station, 230 West Central Ave.
Get around
There is a historic Main Street Business District that is easily walked. Many places will require a car.
See
- 🌍 Marias Museum of History and Art, 1129 1st St N, ☏ +1 406-424-2551. Jun-Aug: M-F 1-5 and 7-9 PM, Sa 1-4 PM; Sep-May: Tu noon-4 PM. Historical artifacts and assorted oddities from the region.
Do
- Aronow Park has tennis and volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits. There is ice skating in winter months.
- Marias Valley Golf and Country Club
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Lake Sheloole Park & Campgrounds
Connect
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.
| Routes through Shelby |
| Spokane ← Cut Bank ← | W  E |
→ Havre → Minot |
Lethbridge ← becomes  ← Sweet Grass ← |
N  S |
→ Great Falls → Helena |
| Kalispell ← Cut Bank ← | W  E |
→ Havre → Williston |