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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

RANGER STATIONS

Crooked Creek Ranger Station

Open
Open All Year Vary

Phone
307-548-7326

Location
On Highway 37, just past the south entrance into the park.

Exhibits
Display on four historic ranches found in the Recreation Area. Map of the park.

Available Facilities
Small book sales area run by Western National Parks Association. Restrooms available from sunup to sunset. Ranger Station is handicapped accessible.


VISITOR CENTERS

Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year
Open From Memorial Day to Labor Day 8:00AM-6:00PM
Open From Labor Day to Memorial Day 8:30AM-5:00PM

Phone
307-548-2251

Location
Located 11 miles south and west of the south entrance to Bighorn Canyon in the town of Lovell, Wyoming at the junction of Highways 14Alt and 310.

Special Programs
Choice of a 20 minute film on Bighorn Canyon and two videos, one on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses and one on the Medicine Wheel are shown upon request.

Exhibits
Relief map of Bighorn Canyon and the surrounding areas. Some geological, historical and photo exhibits on the natural and cultural history of the area.

Available Facilities
Books and other items available for sale through the Western National Parks Association.


Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center

Open
Open From Memorial Day to Labor Day 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Phone
406-666-3218

Location
Fort Smith, Montana. Continue through the town of Fort Smith and past the government housing. Follow the road up the hill to the parking lot for the Visitor Center

Special Programs
Twice daily guided tours of the dam and power house. A variety of films shown upon request.

Exhibits
Exhibits on -construction and workings of the Yellowtail Dam. -the unique geology of the area -details of the life of Robert Yellowtail, the Crow tribal leader when the dam was built and for whom the dam was named. -the Crow Indians and the famed leader Chief Plenty Coups -the history of Bighorn River and Bighorn Lake -examples of fish that one may expect to catch at Bighorn Canyon NRA.

Available Facilities
The visitor center and top of the dam are wheelchair accessable but the tour of the dam requires ascending two flights of stairs in the dam and one flight in the power house. Books and other items available for sale through the Western National Parks Association sales facility at the visitor center. Restroom facilities are available at the visitor center and two locations along the tour route.