Plan Your Visit

 
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Little Bighorn Battlefield Parking Lot

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Things to do

  • Visit the museum and Bookstore
  • Watch the video "Triumph & Tragedy Along The Little Bighorn" as an orientation to the Battlefield.
  • Walk down the Deep Ravine trail.
  • Visit Custer's Last Stand Hill / 7th Cavalry Monument and Indian Memorial.
  • Drive the 4.5 mile tour road to Reno - Benteen entrenchment site. Walk the self-guided tour.
  • Read the waysides along the 4.5 mile tour road.
  • Visit the Custer National Cemetery where veterans of many of America's wars are buried.
  • Kids can participate in the park Junior Ranger program. Ask the Ranger for a booklet at the front desk.

Other information:

Operating hours and season

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument's hours change throughout the year. Find out the current operating hours.

Places to go

If You Have One-Two hours: The museum and bookstore are located in Visitor Center. Take a self-guided walking tour, visit Last Stand Hill, and drive the 4.5 mile driving tour road.

Fees and reservations

Learn about entrance fees, passes, and other related information.

Weather around Little Bighorn

Winter Safety

Winter weather occasionally forces the closure of the tour road. The trails can often be covered with deep snow. The sidewalk that leads from the Visitor Center to Last Stand Hill may not be maintained. Watch for changing weather conditions as storms can develop quickly. Storms may bring freezing wind, wet snow or heavy rain. Always dress warmly and in layers, and wear shoes or boots that will keep your feet warm. Temperatures may drop down to below freezing.
Check the Weather Forecast from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) before your visit to get the most up to date weather forcast for your trip.

Visit our neighboring parks:

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Rosebud Battlefield
Pompey's Pillar
Chief Plenty Coups State Park
Pictograph Caves State Park

Visit Custer National Cemetery.

Directions to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

By vehicle

Interstate I-90 to Exit 510 (Jct 212), follow signs to park entrance (Battlefield Tour Road 756)

See the park map

GPS Location

N 45 degrees 34 minutes W 107 degrees 25 minutes

Address

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, 756 Battlefield Tour Road, Crow Agency, MT 59022

By airplane

Billings Logan International Airport is located 65 miles NW. The Sheridan County Airport in Sheridan, Wyoming, is 73 miles to the South.

Directions Detail

Last updated: September 11, 2023

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
P.O. Box 39

Crow Agency, MT 59022-0039

Phone:

(406) 638-3236

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