Our Montana is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation, history, and responsible recreation across the state. Founded in 1994 as the Montana State Parks Association, the organization carries forward more than 30 years of stewardship and collaboration focused on protecting Montana’s parks, rivers, historic sites, and trails.
Trust for the Nez Perce Trail is a stewardship partner to the Nez Perce National Historic Trail.
The Western Heritage Center is a regional history museum located in historic downtown Billings. Housed in the 1901 Parmly Billings Library building, the museum preserves and shares the stories of the Yellowstone River Valley
Visitors will discover spectacular, unparalleled views of Billings and the Yellowstone River Valley from atop the sandstone cliffs.
The Yellowstone River Parks Association works to improve and advocate for public access and use of the Yellowstone River Greenway in Billings.
The Bear Paw Battlefield is the location of the final battle of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877. On September 30, 1877, the non-treaty nimiipuu were preparing to break camp and head north.
The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument commemorates the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Lakota and Cheyenne warriors defeated the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry, including Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer.
In 1877, Perry McAdow established a sawmill on property located in Sections 2 and 34 along the Yellowstone River. After the riverboat “Josephine” landed on June 7, 1877, McAdow and John Alderson named the trading post Coulson.
The Billings Depot was constructed in 1909 for use by three railroad companies: Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
The Battle of Pryor (Arrow) Creek took place in 1861 between the Sioux and Crow Native American tribes at a location north of the present-day town of Pryor.