Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Contact Information:
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area - Headquarters
5 Avenue B, P.O. Box 7458
Fort Smith, MT 59035

or

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area -  Visitor Center
20 Highway 14A East
Lovell, WY 82431
406-666-2412
http://www.nps.gov/bica/

Size: 120,296 acres

Visitation: 231,713 (2003)

Location: Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is located in south-central Montana and north-central Wyoming. There are two visitor centers and other developed facilities in Fort Smith, Montana and near Lovell, Wyoming. To get to the north end of park, take I-90 to Hardin, MT, and Hwy 313 40 miles south to Fort Smith. To get to the south end of park, take US 310 from Billings, MT or US 14A from Sheridan, WY to Lovell, and continue 2 miles east on Highway 14A to Highway 37, then north 9 miles. 

Description: Bighorn Lake, formed by Yellowtail Dam on the Bighorn River, extends 71 miles through Wyoming and Montana, including 55 miles through spectacular Bighorn Canyon. The Crow Indian Reservation borders a large part of the area.

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area courtesy of the National Park Service

History: Established on October 15, 1966. 

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