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Makoshika State Park

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Makoshika State Park

Location: Follow signs through town on Snyder Avenue in Glendive.
Facilities: 22 campsites (8 tent, 14 trailer, 1 @di), group camp, picnic areas and shelters (é), hiking and interpretive trails, archery range, rifle range, visitor center, amphitheater.
Activities: Camping, hiking, bicycling, wildlife viewing, recreational shooting, archery, interpretive programs.
Special Features: To the Sioux, Ma-ko-shi-ka meant "bad earth" or "bad land," descriptive of the weird rock formations and stunted trees that characterize the area. These formations house the fossil remains of 10 species of dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurus and triceratops. The park's visitor center has exhibits explaining the site's geologic, fossil, and prehistoric features.
Address: PO Box 1242
Glendive, MT 59330
Phone: 406-377-6256;
Web: fwp.mt.gov/lands/site_283890.aspx
Size: 27,166 acres. Elevation: 2,415 feet.

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