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Visit Custer's Last Stand Hill, 7th Cavalry Monument, and Indian Memorial.
Drive the 4.5 mile tour road to Reno - Benteen Entrenchment site and 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 a Ranger for a booklet at the Visitor Center Front Desk during your visit. Explore the park to answer questions and complete activites on your journey to learn more about the battle and earn your Jr. Ranger Badge
If You Have One-Two hours: The museum and bookstore are located in temporary Visitor Center. Take a self-guided walking tour, visit Last Stand Hill, and drive the 4.5 mile driving tour road.
Pets are not allowed outside their owner's vehicle except in deisingated areas. Service animals are allowed throughout the park. Please review our Pets page for more information before your visit to the Battlefield and a map of the designated area where you can walk your pets during your visit.
A service animal shall be under the control of its handler. A service animal shall have a harness, leash, or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash, or other tether, or the use of a harness, leash, or other tether would interfere with the service animal's safe, effective performance of work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler's control (e.g., voice control, signals, or other effective means).
Weather around Little Bighorn
Summer Safety
Summers at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument can be extreme, with possibilities of thunderstorms in the afternoons and temperatures reaching above 100 degrees ferrierite. This is also a time for wildlife as snakes, birds, rabits, turkeys, and other creatures begin moving throughout the monument to beat the heat. Make sure to bring plenty of water during your visit. If thunderstorms are in the area, visitors are still allowed to travel the tour road and trails; however, they will be traveling these areas at their own risk.
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 forecast for your trip.
