Located less than an hour from Billings, LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT memorializes the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn which took place on June 25-26, 1876 between the United States Seventh Cavalry Regiment led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, and the Sioux and Cheyenne under the political and spiritual leadership of Sitting Bull.

Retrace the Lewis and Clark Expedition at POMPEYS PILLAR NATIONAL MONUMENT, where William Clark carved his name into this sandstone lookout rock, some of the only remaining physical evidence of the Expedition.  

Visit the log home and farmstead of Chief Plenty Coups at CHIEF PLENTY COUPS STATE PARK of the Crow tribe whose bravery, leadership and vision helped bridge the gap between two cultures. 

The PICTOGRAPH CAVE STATE PARK has been in the making for thousands of years! Explore three caves and see evidence of habitation from 2,000 years ago. Visit the Visitor Interpretive Center and explore ancient artifacts.

Southeast of Billings is the ROSEBUD BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK. This National Historic Landmark on the rolling prairie of eastern Montana preserves the site of the June 17, 1876 battle that was a harbinger to the Battle of Little Bighorn. 

Travel where the tyrannosaurus and triceratops once roamed at MAKOSHIKA STATE PARK, Montana’s largest state park. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered across the 11,538-acre park. Pop into the onsite visitors center to check out the geology and fossil displays, including a triceratops skull.