Sweet Grass

Sweet Grass (also Sweetgrass) is a town on the Montana side of the Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing, which connects it with Coutts, Alberta. It is the busiest port of entry in both the state of Montana and the province of Alberta. Only 65 people lived there in 2020.

Sweet Grass is where Interstate 15 meets Alberta Highway 4. Interstate 15 is an important route connecting western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico.

The border crossing is open 24/7.

• Northern Transit Interlocal. Bus service from Shelby. (updated Dec 2021)

• 48.9986-111.9781 Coutts/Ross International Airport (FAA LID: 7S8). Airport is available for general aviation, no scheduled commercial flights and a turf runway, located along the US-Canada border. Owned by the State of Montana, it is a port of entry into Canada with no more than 15 passengers.  (updated Apr 2019)

The majority of businesses are in Coutts.

There is little in terms of accommodations in Sweet Grass. It is best to either stay in Shelby, Great Falls or Lethbridge.

• 48.996122-111.967571 Glocca Morra Inn, 410 2nd St, ☏ +1 406-335-2850.  (updated Feb 2022)

• Coutts, Alberta is adjacent to Sweet Grass. As it's in Canada, a passport is required.

Lethbridge ← Milk River ← becomes ← ←

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→ Shelby → Great Falls