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 | Within the boundaries of this scenic park the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers merge to form the 2,300 mile Missouri River. The Missouri Headwaters area was a geographical focal point important to early Native Americans trappers, traders and settlers. Coveting the regions bountiful resources, the Flathead, Bannock and Shoshoni Indians competed for control of the area as did the trappers and settlers who followed. Considering it an essential point in the geography of this western part of the continent, Meriwether Lewis wrote the country opens suddenly to extensive and beautiful plains and meadows which appear to be surrounded in every direction with distant and lofty mountains. The legendary Sacajawea was captured here as a child and eventually returned as a member of the Corps of Discovery. Another member of this expedition, John Colter, later made several trips to this area in search of furs and began his famous run nearby. Pioneers slowly settled the surrounding area and transformed it into profitable grazing and farming land. Missouri Headwaters State Park preserves much of the region's abundant wildlife, lush, vegetation, and scenic beauty that have attracted people for thousands of years.
The park provides a 23 site campground, picnic areas, foot trails to points of interest, and interpretive displays of the area's cultural and natural history. River floating and fishing are popular activities. The park is 530 acres in size and is 4,022 feet in elevation. The site offers vault toilets, group use area, RV dump station, grills/firerings, picnic tables, and drinking water. Campers may stay 7 days during a 30 day period and enjoy a golf course and museum located nearby in Three Forks. |
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| Field Studies - ... and the trip will return to Chico late in the afternoon. Lewis & Clark Caverns & Missouri River Headwaters State Park $75 per person (minimum 16 participants required ? can accommodate up to 40 ... | | The Rojomo Expedition of 1996-Three Forks - ... blue-ribbon trout fishing habitats. Day and overnight camping is permitted at the Missouri River Headwaters State Park. There is also a museum and wildlife viewing area. Bridges at sunset on the ... | | Cycling Montana - ... CycleSource helmet visor protects most of my face. Twenty miles to our campsite at the Missouri River Headwaters State Park near Three Forks. The sag van is up ahead. I'm going to bag these last ... | | Lewis & Clark in Montana: Resources for Travel Writers - ... and Clark did on their journey. In that same area, visitors to the Missouri River Headwaters State Park (just outside Three Forks) can hit the Lewis & Clark Walking Trail recently constructed ... |
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| From I-90, take the Three Forks exit, then travel 2 miles east on Secondary Road 205, then 2 miles north on Secondary Road 286. |
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