Fort Peck Interpretive Center

At the Fort Peck Interpretive Center, explore the rich history of the area from dinosaurs to dam building. Of the north shore, Clark wrote: “The countrey on the North Side of the Missouri is one of the handsomest plains we have yet Seen on the river,” and of the south shore Lewis described: “high broken hills, with much broken, grey black and brown granite scattered on the surface of the earth in a confused manner.”

Visitors to the Interpretive Center are greeted by a life size model of Peck’s Rex, a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex discovered 20 miles southeast of Fort Peck. Other fossils on display include a Struthiomimus, an ostrich-like dinosaur that could run over 35 miles per hour, and marine reptile inhabitants of the ancient Cretaceous Sea. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center is one of fourteen stops on the Montana Dinosaur Trail.

The history of the construction of the largest hydraulically filled dam in the United States comes to life at the Interpretive Center. Learn how the Fort Peck Dam was constructed, read firsthand accounts from workers, and explore life in the construction era boomtowns.

The center is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. During the fall and winter, the Interpretive Center has limited hours: Monday–Friday by appointment.

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/charles-m-russell/fort-peck-interpretive-center
(406) 526-3493