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Nez Perce National Historical ParkA white canvas tipi in front of the Spalding Visitor Center, Spalding Idaho. This is the primary visitor center for the park.
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Nez Perce National Historical Park
Visitor Centers

Nez Perce National Historical Park - Spalding

Open Open All Year (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)
Memorial Day to Labor Day: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
September to May: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: (208) 843-7001

Location: Eleven miles east of Lewiston, Idaho on Highway 95.

The Visitor Center has restrooms and a book store. Visitor services such as accommodations, restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores are located ten miles west of the park in Lewiston, Idaho. Campgrounds can be found at Hells Gate State Park in Clarkston, Washington and Winchester Lake State Park in Winchester, Idaho.

Big Hole National Battlefield

Open All Year (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)
May to September: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
September to May: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone
(406) 689-3155

Location: The Battlefield is ten miles west of Wisdom, Montana on State Highway 43.

The Visitor Center has restrooms. The park also offers a picnic area, fishing, and areas for viewing wildlife.

Bear Paw Battlefield

 The Blaine County Museum in Chinook has a film and exhibits about the battle at Bear Paw. During the summer, the museum is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. They close for lunch between 12:00 and 1:00 pm. Hours vary for the rest of the year, generally Monday through Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm.


 

Drawing of mammoth skeleton  

Did You Know?
In 1994 the Idaho Fish and Game Department drained Tolo Lake, a site of Nez Perce National Historical Park, for a restoration project. In the lake bottom, six to eight Columbian mammoth skeletons were found. A replica skeleton is on display in Grangeville, Idaho

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST