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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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Decision Point

lat: 47.9249036 long: -110.4985534
Nine Mile to Mcnamara

lat: 46.9502198 long: -113.3787584
Black Sandy Lake Access

lat: 46.7455285 long: -111.8866754
Eagle Creek to Hole in the Wall

lat: 47.8317525 long: -110.074063
Hauser Hiking Trail

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

lat: 46.765794328365 long: -111.88708305359
Lemhi Pass Road

lat: 44.9579032 long: -113.3652553
Antelope Wilderness to James Kipp Landing

lat: 47.6274434 long: -108.6934195
Portage Camp Overlook

lat: 47.5052849 long: -111.3007715
Upper Hauser Lake to Missouri River

lat: 46.6822743 long: -111.8215701
Blackfoot River

The Blackfoot River, sometimes called the Big Blackfoot River to distinguish it from the Little Blackfoot River, is a snow-fed and spring-fed river in western Montana.

lat: 46.9177068 long: -113.6781495
Missouri River to Hauser Dam

lat: 46.7649385 long: -111.8858237
Imnamatoon Road

lat: 46.59337 long: -114.61484
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