• Red cliffs descend into the water of Bighorn Canyon

    Bighorn Canyon

    National Recreation Area MT,WY

Operating Hours & Seasons

Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center

Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center

NPS

Cal S. Taggart Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center - Lovell, Wyoming

Hours:
Open 7 days per week 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

From September 2012 until late May 2013, the visitor center will be open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Sunday.

The visitor center will be closed on the following federal holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.

Call: 307-548-5406

 
Afterbay Contact Station

Afterbay Contact Station

NPS

Afterbay Contact Station - Fort Smith, Montana
Closed indefinitely as of April 26, 2013. If you have any questions please call: 406-666-3321, or the number below.

Call: 406-666-2351

 
Yellowtail Dam

Yellowtail Dam

NPS

Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center, Fort Smith, Montana
Memorial Day through September: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


CLOSED FOR THE SEASON AFTER SEPT. 23RD

Call: 406-666-3218

 
Crooked Creek Contact Station

Crooked Creek Ranger Station

NPS

Crooked Creek Contact Station (near Horseshoe Bend turnoff)
Hours may vary depending on staffing
Call: 307-548-7326

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Did You Know?

Aerial view of Bighorn Canyon

Long before the Bighorn River was tamed by the Yellowtail Dam, the roiling waters through the canyon were feared. During spring snowmelt, the water turned into a raging torrent, a combination of whirlpools, rapids, and eddies. Conversely, the river through the canyon had a reputation for being placid by late summer, when dry heat and lack of rainfall turned it into a sedate stream. More...