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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Montana.