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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaRed, chugwater hills reflect off the water near the South Narrows
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Things To Do
Fishing on the Bighorn River

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Fishing on the Bighorn River

There are many activities at Bighorn Canyon NRA- Auto Touring, Biking, Bird Watching, Boating, Camping, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Snowshoeing, Stargazing, Swimming, and Wildlife Viewing.
Red chugwater cliffs at Horseshoe Bend, photo by Sharon Genaux  

Did You Know?
There are five distinct rock layers exposed in the ridge at Horseshoe Bend. The Sundance Formation contains marine fossils such as gryphaea, belemnites, and crinoid stems. Above the Sundance, the Morrison Formation, of Jurassic age, contains diplodocus and allosaurus dinosaur fossils.
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Last Updated: August 15, 2007 at 13:14 EST