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Missouri River Headwaters State Park
State Park Information
State Park Overview
Within the boundaries of this scenic park the Jefferson, Madison and
Gallatin rivers merge to form the 2,300 mile Missouri River. The Missouri Headwaters area was a geographical focal point important to early Native Americans trappers, traders and settlers. Coveting the regions bountiful resources, the Flathead, Bannock and Shoshoni Indians competed for control of the area as did the trappers and settlers who followed. Considering it an essential point in the geography of this western part of the continent, Meriwether Lewis wrote the country opens suddenly to extensive and beautiful plains and meadows which appear to be surrounded in every direction with distant and lofty mountains. The legendary Sacajawea was captured here as a child and eventually returned as a member of the Corps of Discovery. Another member of this expedition, John Colter, later made several trips to this area in search of furs and began his famous run nearby. Pioneers slowly settled the surrounding area and transformed it into profitable grazing and farming land. Missouri Headwaters State Park preserves much of the regions abundant wildlife, lush, vegetation and
scenic beauty that have attracted people for thousands of years.
The park provides a 23 site campground, picnic areas, foot trails to points of interest and
interpretive displays of the areas cultural and natural history. River floating and fishing are popular activities. The park is 530 acres in size and is 4,022 feet in elevation. The site offers vault toilets, group use area, RV dump station, grills/firerings, picnic tables and
drinking water. Campers may stay 7 days during a 30 day period and enjoy a golf course and museum located nearby in Three Forks.
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and the trip will return to Chico late in the afternoon. Lewis & Clark Caverns & Missouri River Headwaters State Park $75 per person (minimum 16 participants required ? can accommodate up to 40
blue-ribbon trout fishing habitats. Day and overnight camping is permitted at the Missouri River Headwaters State Park. There is also a museum and wildlife viewing area. Bridges at sunset on the
St North, Box 869 Great Falls, MT 59403 Missouri River Headwaters State Park 1400 South 19th Ave.Bozeman, MT 59792.Phone
Falls, MT 59403 Missouri River Headwaters State Park 1400 South 19th
CycleSource helmet visor protects most of my face. Twenty miles to our campsite at the Missouri River Headwaters State Park - Three Forks. The sag van is up ahead. Im going to bag these last
and Clark did on their journey. In that same area, visitors to the Missouri River Headwaters State Park (just outside Three Forks) can hit the Lewis & Clark Walking Trail recently constructed
Missouri River Headwaters State Park