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Informational board with the park's main limestone cliff in the background.
Informational Plaza - find information about indigenous hunters here.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date:
05/11/2019
Exploring the signs at the informational plaza.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date:
05/11/2019
On a clear day, find excellent views to the Tobacco Roots Mountains at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
This 1-mile trail will take you to the top of the limestone cliff.
Rapid elevation gain en route to the cliff.
Looking out over the landscape shaped by the nearby Madison River.
If you look carefully, there's a preserved teepee ring.
Wide open view of the Madison River Valley.
Many bison met their untimely end by falling off these steep cliffs.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date:
05/11/2019
Overlooking the Madison River valley from Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
A trail winds along the edge of the cliff.
Forested canyon tucked between neighboring cliffs.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date:
05/11/2019
The park is small but mighty! Overlooking the Madison River valley from Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date:
05/11/2019
Montana State Parks have multi-use trails, including these before the Tobacco Roots Mountains at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
Limestone outcropping.
Colorful sunburst lichens on limestone.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date:
05/11/2019
The friendly face of a marmot at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
The infamous bison sign.