State Park · Montana, United States
Makoshika State Park
Makoshika State Park is a state park in Montana, United States, established in 1953.
Photo: Larry D. Moore via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Dawson, Montana, United States |
| Established | 1953 |
| Coordinates | 47.0624° N, 104.6915° W |
| Managed by | Montana state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Makoshika State Park
Makoshika State Park ("ma-KO-sh(ih)kuh" from the Lakota Mako sica, meaning 'bad land' or 'land that is bad') is a nature preserve and public recreation area located on the southeast side of Glendive in Dawson County, Montana. The state park encompasses badlands containing dinosaur fossils and rock from the Hell Creek Formation. It is the largest of Montana's state parks at more than 11,000 acres (45 km2).
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Dawson Community Airport (GDV) · Glendive, United States · 7.5 miles away
- Sidney - Richland Regional Airport (SDY) · Sidney, United States · 50.1 miles away
- L M Clayton Airport (OLF) · Wolf Point, United States · 82.3 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Makoshika State Park?
Makoshika State Park is in Montana, United States (47.0624° N, 104.6915° W).
When was Makoshika State Park established?
Makoshika State Park was established in 1953, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Montana_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Montana state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoshika_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).