This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry, Crow, and Arikara scouts and the Lakotas, Cheyennes, and Arapaho in one of the American Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. Read More
Read about the epic encounter between U.S. Cavalry soldiers and Northern Plains Indian tribes.
View historic and modern images of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
In 1881, a memorial was erected on Last Stand Hill in honor of the Seventh U.S. Cavalrymen who perished on the battlefield.
Launching, landing or operating or remote controlled aircraft within Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is prohibited. 36 CFR 1.5
Apsaalooke Tours is a tour company operated by the Crow Nation Office of Tourism.
Last updated: March 17, 2023
