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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Fort Smith, MT

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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Boat, fish and camp along a 71-mile lake set in a deep canyon straddling the Montana and Wyoming line.

North District, MT-313 at Fort Smith · Fort Smith, MT

About Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Bighorn Canyon covers more than 120,000 acres around Bighorn Lake, which stretches 71 miles behind Yellowtail Dam. The North District at Fort Smith is mostly about the water, with Ok-A-Beh Marina, the Afterbay boat launch and campgrounds. The South District near Lovell, Wyoming has hiking trails, four historic ranches and Devil Canyon Overlook. No road inside the park links the two, and the drive between them takes about three hours.

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The closest stops to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Hidden Treasure Charters

    $50+

    Scenic boat tours, pontoon rentals, and a marina on Bighorn Lake in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area near Lovell, Wyoming.

    28 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Heart Mountain Interpretive Center

    Under $25

    A museum on the site of a WWII Japanese American incarceration camp between Cody and Powell, Wyoming.

    43 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums

    Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting

    Check prices

    An aviation museum in Greybull, Wyoming, focused on the history and aircraft of aerial firefighting.

    47 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Stay
    Local Gem

    Greybull Motel

    $50+

    A restored family and veteran owned motel at the base of the Big Horn Mountains near Yellowstone.

    49 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Greybull Area Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center

    No admission fee

    Greybull's chamber and visitor center providing maps and info for the Big Horn Basin and the Yellowstone to Black Hills corridor.

    49 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Red Lodge

    No admission fee

    Historic Montana mountain town and gateway to Yellowstone via the scenic Beartooth Highway.

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