Our history is one
of people and land.
Few things make travel more exciting than learning the stories of the land you visit.
Whether your interests lie within the stories of the Native American heritage at State Parks like Madison Buffalo Jump, or Chief Plenty Coups, the history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, Travelers’ Rest, or Missouri Headwaters, or Montana mining and ghost town history at Bannack State Park and Elkhorn State Park, Montana has a story, and a state park, for any and every type of history lover.
Get to know the history of
the place we call Home.
These state parks provide information about the people who have called Montana home, the towns they built, and the work that they cultivated. Through these histories, while visiting our state parks, and through your travels, we hope you catch glimpses of the most important character: Montana itself.
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Sluice Boxes State Park Get Directions to Park Sluice Boxes State Park was created in 1974 and included significant historic structures and remnants of the abandoned towns of Riceville and Albright that once existed for the purpose of mining limestone in the canyon. Belt Creek which formed the canyon that is the centerpiece of the park, has l…
General Park Fee Information
Montana residents in a vehicle with valid Montana license plates are allowed to enter State Parks for free. Camping, tour, special event and other fees still apply.
Nonresident visitors are required to pay day-use fees usually from $2 to $5. Nonresidents can also purchase annual Montana State Parks Passports for unlimited use. Passports are $25 for the first vehicle and $20 for additional vehicles. They can be purchased at any state park, regional Fish, Wildlife and Parks office or online at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
