Havre

For the city in France, see Le Havre.

the old Post Office building in Havre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Havre is a town in Montana. About 9,300 people lived there in 2020.

Understand

Havre is home to Montana State University – Northern. Havre serves as the "big city" for a huge radius of small towns. The nearest major city, Great Falls, is about 120 miles (190 km) to the south. Wild Horse Border Crossing into Canada is 44 miles north and it is one of the lowest volume ports between the countries.

Towns along US Highway 2 in Montana are usually referred to as being on the "Hi Line".

Get in

By car

Havre is along U.S. Highway 2. The town is also the northern terminus of U.S. Highway 87.

By train

See also: Rail travel in the United States

• 1 Havre Station, 235 Main St. Noon-5PM. It has a waiting room, but no staff, ticketing machines, or luggage service available. (updated Oct 2023)
  • Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Route stopping at Havre
    • Empire Builder operating daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago.

By air

Cape Air flies twice daily from Billings to 2 Havre City-County Airport. (updated Dec 2023).

Get around

The town stretches along US Highway 2 for several miles. The majority of businesses, restaurants, and motels are in this path which means you will probably need a car to get around.

• Budget Rent a Car, ☏ +1 406 265-1156, budget@tillemanmotor.com. 
• JJ's Lunar taxi, 3209 14th St NE, ☏ +1 406-879-9962. 

See

• 1 Too Close For Comfort Site (Wahkpa Chu'gn), 1753 US Hwy 2 W (Behind Holiday Village Mall), ☏ +1 406-265-4000. Memorial Day-Labor Day: 9AM-4PM daily. Archaeological site at a location that had been used as a buffalo jump by three different Native American groups. Tour begins at the entrance behind Holiday Village Mall and is weather dependent. Adults (18-64) $15, seniors (65+) $11, youth (13-11) $9, children (6-12) $5, under 6 free. (updated Dec 2023)
• 2 Fort Assinniboine, US Hwy 87 southwest of town, ☏ +1 406 265-4000, +1 406 265-8336. June 1-Labor Day: tours begin at noon and 5PM daily. Fort built by the United States Army in 1879, in the aftereat Sioux War of 1876. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 students, children under 6 free. 
• 3 Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum (Havre Beneath The Streets), 120 3rd Ave, ☏ +1 406-265-8888, hbtsrr@havre.mt.us. Call phone number to book a tour. Rail and gritty underground dioramas from Havre's past. When fire destroyed most of the town, many businesses moved into the basements and connected the basements with each other while the town was rebuilt. Adult $17, child (6-12) $9, under 5 free. (updated Dec 2023)
• 4 Montana Dinosaur Trail - H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum, 2 5th Ave, ☏ +1 406 265-4000, clackmuseum@co.hill.mt.us. Summer: M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon–5PM; winter: Tu-Sa 1-5PM. History center. It is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Adults $3, children (6-12) $2, under 5 free. 

Do

• Fishing and Hunting. 
• 1 Bear Paw Ski Bowl (29 miles south, take 5th Ave South, when the highway ends you are there), ☏ +1 406 265-8404, bearpawskibowl@yahoo.com. Jan-Mar Sa Su 10:30AM-4PM. Downhill ski area. Managed by all-volunteer group of local skiers, this ski hill is inexpensive and rustic. (updated Jul 2023)
• 2 Disc Golf, 300 13th St W. Open daylight hours. An 18 hole disc golf course at MSU-Northern. Free. (updated Aug 2023)
• 3 Hi Line Lanes, 1920 US Highway 2 East, ☏ +1 406 265-5885. Bowling alley (updated Jul 2023)

Buy

• 1 Holiday Village Shopping Mall, 1753 US Hwy 2 NW, ☏ +1 406-400-2790. M-F 10AM-8PM, Sa 10AM-6PM, Su noon-6PM. (updated Dec 2023)
• 2 Havre Book Exchange, 220 3rd Ave Suite 411 (inside the Atrium mall), ☏ +1 406 265-6452. Small used book store. (updated Dec 2020)

Eat

• 1 Char's Family Dining, 624 1st St, ☏ +1 406 265-1111. 6AM-3PM daily. (updated Dec 2023)
• 2 Duck Inn, 1300 First St, ☏ +1 406 265-1761. Tu-Sa 11AM to 10PM, Su 10AM-9PM (closed M). $7 to $20. (updated Dec 2023)

Drink

• 1 Murphy's Pub, 1465 Hwy 2 NW Suite A (located in Boothill Plaza), ☏ +1 406 265-4700. 
• 2 Triple Dog Brewing Company, 675 1st St W, ☏ +1 406 879-8103. M-F 4-9PM, Sa Su 2-9PM. Locally brewed craft beer. (updated Jul 2023)

Sleep

• 1 AmericInn, 2520 Highway 2 West, ☏ +1 406 395-5000. 
• 2 Best Western Plus Havre Inn & Suites, 1425 U.S. Rte 2, ☏ +1 406-265-2888. Little waterslide accompanies pool. 
• 3 Siesta Motel, 600 1st Ave (Highway 2), ☏ +1 406 265-5863. 

Connect

• Havre Chamber of Commerce, 130 5th Ave, chamber@havremt.net. M-F 9AM-5PM. 

Go next

• Rudyard Depot Museum (41 miles west) is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Rudyard also has the Hi-Line Vintage Motors Museum.

Routes through Havre

Spokane ← Shelby ←	W  E	→ Malta → Minot
Kalispell ← Shelby ←	W  E	→ Malta → Williston
Great Falls ← Fort Benton ←	SW  NE	→ END
END ←	S  N	→ → becomes → Cypress Hills (AB) → Medicine Hat
END ←	S  N	→ → becomes → Cypress Hills (SK) → Maple Creek