Makoshika Park is a must to visit if you are in Glendive. It was the home of many dinosaurs and the beauty is astounding. If there is a wet spring, the wild flowers will be out in full bloom all through the park. There are camping and picnic sites throughout and many trails if anyone is a hiker. Wild horses are sometimes seen and there is a beautiful outdoor amphitheater where church services are held in the summer.
Man, this park is amazing. I was traveling through the Dakotas and Montana while the National Parks were closed, so I found this park to check out. I didn't want to leave. There aren't a ton of trails, but it took me forever to walk through the trails because I was taking so many pictures and examining all of the odd formations. Better yet, we were practically by ourselves the entire time. At one point an older gentleman stopped by to say hello and he was quite knowledgable about the park and suggested some parts of it that we had to check out.
Not as well-known as the South Dakota Badlands or the badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, these are worthy of a visit any day. The trails I tried were great, and the views memorable. These have pine forest in places, and an abundance of wildflowers.
This park has numerous trails and beautiful badland views. If you spent two days wandering from dawn to dusk, and took 5000 pictures, you could make a book of emotions. It is a secret world, with few visitors. Highly recommended for a nature retreat.
$10 AdmissionMy inner child was EXPLODING when we came across this park driving from Minnesota home to Seattle. The park is beautiful, it was July mid day and it wasn't packed (we maybe saw 3 people) and the views were breathtaking. The visitor center offers a lot of information on what you are seeing, I highly suggest you go to it before you venture through the park, unless you are up to date on your rock formations and sediment colors and what they mean. The lady at the center we spoke to was incredibly nice, we asked her if there are still active digs in the park and she sadly told us no, because all they find are triceratops, no body wants to find the same dinosaur over and over again. Personally, we were like, ARE YOU KIDDING ME...my husband couldn't imagine them digging up a triceratops and exclaiming "We found a dinosaur! - Oh it is just *another* triceratops, go ahead and cover it back over." I mean, if they are that plentiful at least let me take a bone home ;)i
In town for a week so I drove out here to grab a few Geocaches.. what a cool park! I hiked several miles on the trails and went up to see the dinasour site. They have a frisbee golf park. Unfortunately I couldn't get way back in the park because of construction. Definitely a place to stop if you have the time!
This park is a regular seasonal pilgrimage for yours truly, although in winter the park is not readily accessed.Situated on the south border of Glendive, follow signs in town, or ask somebody. If not a MT resident, pay the admission. Follow the road into the park. Follow signs to the amphitheater first, and simply take a good look along the way. After that, which should take at least an hour if you stop for wow moments, turn back and follow the artist vista signs IF the road is dry. There are so many perfect views of buttes, rocks, and other things, I don't know where to start. It is worth spending two day for the views. Lots of nice hotels in town, too many to single out, I have reviewed some on Trip Advisor. Don't miss this!! Camping is available. There are rattlesnakes.
Found myself in Glendive for a few days. This was a great surprise with spectacular views. Even if you only have one hour you can treat yourself to a natural wonder!
Dinosaurs! Really - how can you beat being in a place where there are really dinosaur bones?!? The stark beauty of this park and the easy accessibility to the site where fossils have been found are only exceeded by being able to view an actual triceratops skull fossil that was found in the park. Very cool, indeed.
Makoshika is a State Park, so being a resident and having our sticker, it was free. This is a great park for everyone including kids. The park has fossils and dinosaurs. It has some great trails. It is a lot of fun. It is really beautiful. One of the first trails goes up to the top of an area with a bench overlooking the park. Definitely worth the stop.