Sacajawea’s Rest Park

Photo: South Valley Civic Group, Darby, Montana. 

Parks come in all shapes, sizes, and places.

For example, take Darby, Montana’s “pocket park” named “Sacajawea’s Rest Park.” Nestled between two retail buildings in downtown Darby, the tiny park features local artwork commemorating the Corps of Discovery journey through this area, and a statue dedicated to the only woman of the Expedition.

The centerpiece of the park is a bronze statue of Sacajawea and Jean Baptiste, by artist Jim Demetro, who created an identical statue for Fort Clatsop in Oregon. It’s unveiling was in October 2017. The South Valley Civic Group, which was instrumental in the park’s development, hopes the park will become a centerpiece for tourists following the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail through the region.

Darby is about 65 miles south of Missoula on U.S. Highway 93.