National Historic Landmark · Montana state park · Three Forks, Montana

Three Forks of the Missouri

State park in Montana, US in Three Forks, Montana. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Missouri Headwaters State Park

Missouri Headwaters State Park is a public recreation area occupying 535 acres (217 ha) at the site of the official start of the Missouri River. The park offers camping, hiking trails, hunting, and water-related activities. It is located on Trident Road northeast of Three Forks, Montana at an elevation of 4,045 feet (1,233 m). The park includes the Three Forks of the Missouri National Historic Landmark, designated in 1960 because the site is one where the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped in 1805.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressNE of Three Forks on the Missouri River, Missouri Headwaters State Monument, Three Forks vicinity, MT
CountyGallatin County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000433
Type of placeMontana state park
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources6 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressNE of Three Forks on the Missouri River, Missouri Headwaters State Monument, Three Forks, MT
Websitefwp.mt.gov/stateparks/missouri-headwaters ↗
Coordinates45.90518, -111.53631 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGrant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · 68 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRed Mountain (Mt) 20 mi · Trapper Springs (Mt) 21 mi · Indian Road Group Use Shelter 30 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000433. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.