- Makoshika State Park
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One of the many views in Makoshika State Park
Rock formations in the parkMakoshika State Park ("ma-KO-sh(ih)kuh" from Sioux Ma-ko-shi-ka or 'bad earth')[1] is the largest of Montana's state parks at more than 11,000 acres (45 km²). It is located east of Glendive. The park contains spectacular badlands which conceal dinosaur fossils. The park contains rock from the Hell Creek Formation and dinosaurs such as Triceratops are found there. In 1997 a fossil Thescelosaurus was found at Makoshika by an expedition led by Jack Horner and Bob Harmon. Birds such as the turkey vultures, prairie falcons and eagles make their homes here. There is a visitor center with a small museum on the geology and local fossils.[2]
Facilities
- 18 Hole Disc Golf Course- widely considered one of the toughest disc golf courses in the US. Set right into the Badlands, the course has difficult and somewhat intimidating holes.
- Amphitheater-During the summer, educative talks, walks, and performances are put on
- Group Shelter- host to many activities such as the very popular "Buzzard Day" celebration
References
- ^ "Makoshika State Park". Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks. http://fwp.mt.gov/lands/site_283890.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Visitor Center". Friends of Makoshika. http://makoshika.org/vc.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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Coordinates: 47°3′42″N 104°41′2″W / 47.06167°N 104.68389°W
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