Grand River National Grasslands

Known for its scenic vistas and unique habitat, the Grand River National Grasslands are a distinctive part of the American landscape, and even the iconic explorers Lewis and Clark expressed awe when they beheld the Grasslands for the first time. ...

Fort Pierre and Farm Island

The Fort Pierre plain is located on the western side of the Missouri River in the city of Pierre, South Dakota. Native American tribes and fur traders appreciated the area’s level terrain that provided easy access to the Missouri River, ...

Beaverhead Rock State Park

Located northeast of Dillon, Montana, Beaverhead Rock is the notable site that inspired the name of Beaverhead Rock State Park and serves as the park’s primary attraction. The Shoshone Indians originally named the landmark Beaverhead Rock due to the resemblance ...

Mount Rushmore

The Black Hills in eastern South Dakota is the site of Mount Rushmore. Originally known to the Lakota Sioux as Six Grandfathers, the United States Board of Geographic Names officially named the mountain Mount Rushmore after Charles E. Rushmore, a ...

Minuteman National Historic Site

During the Cold War, the American and Soviet military superpowers propelled the world into an era of perpetual fear and panic. At the peak of the nuclear arms race in the 1960s, the United States developed the Minuteman II intercontinental ...

Marias River

The Corps of Discovery arrived at the confluence of the Marias and Missouri Rivers on June 2, 1805, near the present-day town of Loma, about 50 miles northeast of Great Falls. The following morning, Captain Lewis wrote that he and ...

Lyons Ferry

At the confluence of the Palouse and Snake Rivers, near an old Palouse Indian settlement, Lyons Ferry became an important ferry crossing in 1862 after the completion of the Mullan Road, the first wagon road over the Rocky Mountains and ...

Lamar Valley

Lamar Valley is located in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park. Prior to a geological survey of the park in 1885, the nearby river was known as the East Fork of the Yellowstone River. During the 1884-1885 survey, geologist ...

Fort Clatsop

After a long journey from St. Louis to the shores of the Pacific, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark built Fort Clatsop two miles up the Netul River to provide shelter during the winter from December 1805 to March 1806. Constructed ...

Pompey's Pillar National Historic Monument

Pompey’s Pillar National Monument, under the management of the Bureau of Land Management, is located about 25 miles east of Billings, Montana, off of Interstate 94. The sandstone feature has a two-acre base and stands roughly 150 feet tall.

William ...