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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

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406-866-2217, 406-866-2219
Free for Montana residents; $6.00 per vehicle daily entrance fee for non-residents
lat: 47.4796208 long: -111.5247388

Explore the story of the people, animals and landscape of the prehistoric buffalo culture.

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2015 by the National Park Service.

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is an archaeological site that tells the story of one of the largest prehistoric bison kill-sites in North America, capturing a portrait of Montana’s First Peoples. Native peoples used this site to hunt buffalo for at least six hundred years. The park has a visitor center, interpretive trail, picnic tables, and a protected black-tailed prairie dog town to help visitors better understand the epic history of hunting on the high plains. The top of the jump offers expansive, panoramic views of the Rocky Mountain Front, the Missouri River valley, and the buttes and grasslands characteristic of the region.

The park also offers a visitor center and “what the buffalo became” exhibit, 3+ miles of hiking trails, public restrooms (handicapped accessible), special events, wildlife viewing, and remnants of Native Prairie.

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Upper Hauser Lake to Missouri River

lat: 46.6822743 long: -111.8215701
Missouri River Right

lat: 46.6822743 long: -111.8215701
Hole in the Wall to Judith Landing

lat: 47.7400888 long: -109.6276312
Explorers at Portage

lat: 47.4925734 long: -111.3073279
Hauser Hiking Trail

A trail starting at Hauser Dam and overlooking the Missouri River.

lat: 46.765794328365 long: -111.88708305359
Yellowstone River

lat: 45.511026613548 long: -110.58150009801
St Lawrence Creek Fishing Access

lat: 45.7109992 long: -111.0506995
Portage Camp Overlook

lat: 47.5052849 long: -111.3007715
Clearwater to Dunnigan Gulch

   

lat: 46.9505625 long: -113.5433125
Rivers Edge Trail

lat: 47.517582 long: -111.2649299
Lemhi Pass Road

lat: 44.9579032 long: -113.3652553
Clearwater to Dunnigan Gulch

lat: 46.9502198 long: -113.3787584
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