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Makoshika State Park |
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Open : All Year
Stay Limit : 14 days
Trailers/RV : Combined Length 40ft
Elevation : 2415 ft
Nearest Town : Glendive
Size : 27166.4 Acres
To the Sioux Indians, Ma-ko-shi-ka meant bad earth or bad land. Today, as
Montana’s largest state park, the pine and juniper studded badland formations
house the fossil remains of such dinosaurs as tyrannosaurus and triceratops.
You’ll find a visitor center at the park entrance with exhibits explaining the
site’s geologic, fossil, and prehistoric stories. Roads and hiking trails let
you explore the park’s whimsical badlands landscape. Or try out the campground
and the park’s folf (frisbee golf) course.
See the Makoshika State Park Management Plan for more information about
management of this park. Read more about this park in "A Good Time in Montana's
Badlands", a Montana Outdoors 2002 article. Also be sure to visit the Friends of
Makoshika web site for more information and photos of Makoshika State Park.
Makoshika is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail, so be sure to visit The Montana
Dinosaur Trail web site for more information. There are 15 dinosaur museums
throughout Montana.
Directions
Follow signs thru town on Snyder Avenue in Glendive. (Lat 47.062, Lng -104.668)
Contact Information
If you have questions or comments please send mail to; Makoshika, Box 1242
Glendive, MT 59330 or call (406) 377-6256. |
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