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
Discover the complex history of the battle, why it was fought, and who was involved.
In 1879 a temporary monument of stacked logs was erected on Last Stand Hill. A new permanent monument built of granite was erected in 1881.
Drive the 4.5-mile tour road to the Reno-Benteen entrenchment where 350 7th Cavalry soldiers survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
The Indian Memorial was dedicated on June 25, 2003. It was built to honor all of the tribes who participated in the Battle.
View historic and modern images of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Apsaalooke Tours is a tour company operated by the Crow Nation Office of Tourism.
Last updated: March 28, 2023
