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Makoshika State Park ("ma-KO-sh(ih)kuh" from the Lakota Maco sica, meaning 'bad land' or 'land of bad spirits')^[1] is the largest of Montana's state parks at more than 11,000 acres (45 km²). It is located east of Glendive. The park contains spectacular badlands which conceal dinosaur fossils. The park contains rock from the Hell Creek Formation and dinosaurs such as Triceratops are found there. In 1997, a fossil Thescelosaurus was found at Makoshika by an expedition led by Jack Horner and Bob Harmon. Birds such as turkey vultures, prairie falcons and eagles make their homes here. The visitor center houses a small museum with displays about geology and local fossils.^[2]

Facilities

18 Hole Disc Golf Course. Extraordinarily well placed into the Montana badlands geography, this course has difficult and somewhat intimidating holes.
Amphitheater. During the summer, educative talks, walks, and performances are put on.
Group Shelter. Host to many activities such as the very popular "Buzzard Day" celebration.

The park also features an archery site, scenic drives, nature trails, and a 16-site campground.

Panorama of part of Makoshika State Park in eastern Montana. View is to the west from the Cap Rock Trailhead.

References

^ "Makoshika State Park". Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
^ "Visitor Center". Friends of Makoshika. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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Makoshika State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Friends of Makoshika
Makoshika State Park Management Plan

47°3′42″N 104°41′2″W / 47.06167°N 104.68389°W / 47.06167; -104.68389

Protected areas of Montana

Federal

National parks	Glacier Yellowstone
National monuments	Little Bighorn Battlefield Pompeys Pillar (BLM) Upper Missouri River Breaks (BLM)
National battlefield	Big Hole
National historical parks and historic sites	Grant–Kohrs Ranch NHS Nez Perce NHP
National historic and scenic trails	Lewis and Clark NHT Nez Perce NHT Continental Divide NST Pacific Northwest NST
National recreation area	Bighorn Canyon
National Wildlife Refuges	Benton Lake Black Coulee Bowdoin Charles M. Russell Creedman Coulee Grass Lake Hailstone Hewitt Lake Lake Mason Lake Thibadeau Lamesteer Lee Metcalf Lost Trail Medicine Lake Ninepipe Pablo Red Rock Lakes Swan River UL Bend War Horse
National Forests	Beaverhead–Deerlodge Bitterroot Custer Flathead Gallatin Helena Kootenai Lewis and Clark Lolo
National Wilderness	Absaroka–Beartooth Anaconda–Pintler Bear Trap Canyon Bob Marshall Cabinet Mountains Gates of the Mountains Great Bear Lee Metcalf Medicine Lake Mission Mountains Rattlesnake Red Rock Lakes Scapegoat Selway–Bitterroot UL Bend Welcome Creek
National wild and scenic rivers	East Rosebud Creek Flathead Missouri

State

State parks	Ackley Lake Anaconda Smoke Stack Bannack Beaverhead Rock Beavertail Hill Big Arm Black Sandy Brush Lake Chief Plenty Coups Clark's Lookout Cooney Council Grove Elkhorn Finley Fish Creek First Peoples Buffalo Jump Fort Owen Frenchtown Pond Giant Springs Granite Ghost Town Greycliff Prairie Dog Town Hell Creek Lake Elmo Lake Mary Ronan Les Mason Lewis and Clark Caverns Logan Lone Pine Lost Creek Madison Buffalo Jump Makoshika Medicine Rocks Milltown Missouri Headwaters Painted Rocks Parker Homestead Pictograph Cave Pirogue Island Placid Lake Rosebud Battlefield Salmon Lake Sluice Boxes Smith River Somers Beach Spring Meadow Lake Thompson Falls Tongue River Reservoir Tower Rock Travelers' Rest Wayfarers West Shore Whitefish Lake Wild Horse Island Yellow Bay
State forests	Clearwater Coal Creek Lincoln Lubrecht Experimental Stillwater Sula Swan River Thompson River
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Other

Nonprofit	American Prairie
Tribal	CSKT Bison Range

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-'''Makoshika State Park''' ("ma-KO-sh(ih)kuh" from the [[Lakota people|Lakota]] ''Maco sica,'' meaning 'bad land' or 'land of bad spirits')<ref name="fwp">{{cite web|url=http://stateparks.mt.gov/makoshika/|title=Makoshika State Park|publisher=Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks|accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref> is the largest of Montana's state parks at more than 11,000 acres (45&nbsp;km²).  It is located east of [[Glendive]].  The park contains spectacular [[badlands]] which conceal [[dinosaur]] [[fossils]].  The park contains rock from the [[Hell Creek Formation]] and dinosaurs such as ''[[Triceratops]]'' are found there.  In 1997, a fossil ''[[Thescelosaurus]]'' was found at Makoshika by an expedition led by [[Jack Horner (paleontologist)|Jack Horner]] and [[Bob Harmon]].  Birds such as turkey vultures, prairie falcons and eagles make their homes here. The visitor center houses a small museum with displays about geology and local fossils.<ref name="vc">{{cite web|url=http://makoshika.org/vc.htm|title=Visitor Center|publisher=Friends of Makoshika|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref>
+'''Makoshika State Park''' ("ma-KO-sh(ih)kuh" from the [[Lakota people|Lakota]] ''Maco sica,'' meaning 'bad land' or 'land of bad spirits')<ref name="fwp">{{cite web|url=http://stateparks.mt.gov/makoshika/|title=Makoshika State Park|publisher=Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks|accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref> is the largest of Montana's state parks at more than 11,000 acres (45&nbsp;km²).  It is located east of [[Glendive]].  The park contains spectacular [[badlands]] which conceal [[dinosaur]] [[fossils]].  The park contains rock from the [[Hell Creek Formation]] and dinosaurs such as ''[[Triceratops]]'' are found there.  In 1997, a fossil ''[[Thescelosaurus]]'' was found at Makoshika by an expedition led by [[Jack Horner (paleontologist)|Jack Horner]] and [[Bob Harmon]].  Birds such as turkey vultures, prairie falcons and eagles make their homes here. The visitor center houses a small museum with displays about geology and local fossils.<ref name="vc">{{cite web|url=http://makoshika.org/vc.htm |title=Visitor Center |publisher=Friends of Makoshika |accessdate=2009-09-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427161348/http://www.makoshika.org/vc.htm |archivedate=2009-04-27 |df= }}</ref>
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