Fodor's Expert Review Makoshika State Park
Makoshika State Park
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The largest state park in Montana is filled with badlands and prehistoric dinosaur fossils. At the entrance to the park is a recently expanded visitor information center, which supplies information on the park's history and geology and has an impressive museum full of dinosaur bones and skulls. During the summer, take a paleo-hike with an interpreter on Saturday to look for and learn about the fossils that litter the badlands landscape. You'll also get to visit the paleolab and handle fossils that have been found here over the years. Special events, including Montana Shakespeare in the Park and the famous Buzzard Day Festival (second Saturday in June) only add to its value as a destination. There's a nice campground, too, and an archery range and disc golf course. For those who want to spend the night without having to camp on your way to Medicine Lake, there are a few chain hotels across the highway in Glendive, including a Holiday Inn Express and La Quinta Inn & Suites that get good reviews...
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The largest state park in Montana is filled with badlands and prehistoric dinosaur fossils. At the entrance to the park is a recently expanded visitor information center, which supplies information on the park's history and geology and has an impressive museum full of dinosaur bones and skulls. During the summer, take a paleo-hike with an interpreter on Saturday to look for and learn about the fossils that litter the badlands landscape. You'll also get to visit the paleolab and handle fossils that have been found here over the years. Special events, including Montana Shakespeare in the Park and the famous Buzzard Day Festival (second Saturday in June) only add to its value as a destination. There's a nice campground, too, and an archery range and disc golf course. For those who want to spend the night without having to camp on your way to Medicine Lake, there are a few chain hotels across the highway in Glendive, including a Holiday Inn Express and La Quinta Inn & Suites that get good reviews from travelers.
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