The Long Way
Big Horn County
An aerial view of a historic wooden house surrounded by trees and green fields.
Plate I. Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov
Two children stand inside a willow dome structure in a grassy field.
Plate II. Children inside a woven structure, Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov
A family eating at a picnic table outdoors.
Plate III. Picnic area, Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov
A family visits a museum with exhibits inside a round wooden building.
Plate IV. Museum exhibits at Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov
A man and a child look at horns inside a tipi.
Plate V. Museum exhibit, Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov
People look at a monument in an outdoor park setting.
Plate VI. Visitors at Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov
A family looks into an attic room from a wooden loft.
Plate VII. Log home interior, Chief Plenty Coups State Park. From fwp.mt.gov

Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Pryor, Big Horn County, Montana. State park.

Details

Map. Pryor, Big Horn County, Montana. Larger map
Where
1 Edgar/Pryor Road, Pryor, MT 59066. Directions
When
Summer Hours mid-May - mid-September: Open daily 8 am - 8 pm. Winter Hours: Wed-Sunday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Closed Monday and Tuesday. Visitor Center & Chief's House 10 am - 5 pm.
Season
Year-round; Visitor Center & Chief's House closed all federal and state holidays except Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day; park also closed December 24th and 31st.
Getting there
40 minutes south of Billings, within the Crow Indian Reservation, a half mile east of Pryor.
Fees
Montana residents who pay the $9 state parks fee with their annual vehicle registration have no daily entrance fees to state parks. Nonresidents: Day use entrance fee with a vehicle: $8; Day use entrance fee as a walk-in, bicycle or bus passenger: $4; With a Nonresident Entrance Pass: Free.
Access
The park is day use only; no camping.
Phone
406-252-1289
Website
fwp.mt.gov
Managed by
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Coordinates
45.427, -108.549.

Situated within the Crow Indian Reservation in south-central Montana, 40 minutes south of Billings, this day-use park preserves the log home, sacred spring, and farmstead of Chief Plenty Coups. This state park is a National Historic Landmark.

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