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Information Primary Phone Line is Experiencing Intermittent Service Disruptions

The primary phone line is experiencing intermittent service disruptions. If you are unable to reach staff, please email us at libi_information@nps.gov. Please understand that emails will not be answered immediately. The park's website will have the most up-to-date information.

Information Oversized Vehicles are Unable to Park in Visitor Center Parking Lot

Due to construction, oversized vehicles will not be allowed to park in the visitor center parking lot due to lack of space and ability to turn-around safely. There is oversized parking along the main park road.

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Overview

This land is a place to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made here on June 25 and 26, 1876, when Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors fought against a deliberate attack by the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry, led by Lt. Col. George Custer, who sought to enforce policies that threatened their traditional way of life. How are the results of the battle felt in the West and Indigenous communities today?

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Seasonal Hours: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument winter season hours begin after Labor Day, September 8th. The park is open from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. There is no access to any part of the park after 3:30.

Fees and passes

  • Entrance - Private Vehicle — $25.00
  • Entrance - Motorcycle — $20.00
  • Entrance - Per Person — $15.00
  • Commercial Entrance - Sedan — $25.00
  • Commercial Entrance - Van — $40.00
  • Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus — $40.00
  • Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach — $100.00

The America the Beautiful pass covers entrance fees at federal recreation lands across all four agencies.

Getting there

Take Interstate I-90 and exit at the Crow Agency Exit 510 at Jct. 212. To reach Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, turn right at the park entrance onto Battlefield Tour Road 756.

Visitor centers

Weather

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument average weather: Spring: 50-60 (F) degree days/ 30+/- (F) degree nights Summer: 70-100 (F) degree days/ 45-60+ (F) degree nights Fall: 40-50 (F) degree days/ 25+/- (F) degree nights Winter: 20-30 (F) degree days/ 0+/- (F) degree nights

Phone: 406-924-9167

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Headstone can still been seen even with the fresh snow that blankets the battlefield .
Headstones in the winter · Brandon Blackburn
The stone house sits on the edge of the Custer National Cemetery.
Stone House · NPS photo
The Seventh Calvary Memorial at dusk.
Seventh Calvary Memorial at Dusk · Brandon Blackburn

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