Montana Parks and Recreation Areas

Glacier preserves over 1,000,000 acres of forests, alpine meadows, and lakes. Its diverse habitats are home to over 70 species of mammals and over 260 species of birds. The spectacular glaciated landscape is a hikers paradise containing 700 miles of maintained trails that lead deep into one of the largest intact ecosystems in the lower 48 states. read more...

Phone: (406) 888-7800   Price Range: $5 - $20   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: West Glacier   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding   Details Provided By: Glacier National Park

Established by Canadian fur trader John Grant, and expanded by cattle baron Conrad Kohrs, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site commemorates the Western cattle industry from its 1850s inception through recent times. The park was enacted in 1972, and embraces 1,500 acres and 90 structures. The site is maintained today as a working ranch. read more...

Phone: 406-846-2070x226   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Deer Lodge   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

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Phone: 406-689-3155   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Wisdom   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities: Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching   Details Provided By: Big Hole

In the spring and summer of 1876 the United States Government launched a military campaign upon a portion of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, who refused to live within the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation. They chose to continue their traditional nomadic way of life. The campaign was initiated when a Government ultimatum to return to the Great Sioux Reservation, in South Dakota, by January 31st, 1876 was ignored. read more...

Phone: 406-638-3204   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Crow Agency   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

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Phone: 406-666-2412   Price Range: $0 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Fort Smith   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: Recreation Area   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting and Shooting, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Bighorn Canyon