Sunday 27th August 2023
We visited the nearby Little Bighorn Battlefield.
https://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm
A lot of history that has been rewritten and renamed in recent times with recognition of the Native Americans. Worth a read.
The entrance fee was $25 per car but we were able to use our America the Beautiful annual pass that we had purchased in Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado to enter for free. The pass cost $80 but with previous National park visits it has already paid for itself. When you are 62 or older you can buy a lifetime version of this pass for $80 that along with entrance to National Parks has 50% discounts on RV parks so that will definitely be something to get.
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
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| The Indian Memorial commemorates the sacrifice of the Arikara, Apsaalooke (Crow), Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Oyate (Lakota Sioux) tribes in the Battle of the Little Bighorn as they fought to protect their diverse values and traditional way of life. |
After looking around the museum and Monuments we got in the car and drove the 4.5 mile tour road where you can stop and read about each part of the battle. The road ends at Reno-Benteen Battlefield where the second stage of the battle occurred. The views were amazing but we had to take care, the road is a 2 lane road but very very narrow and a lot of people seemed to be in a rush to go nowhere.
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| On the road next to the Monument entrance was a Native American Trading Post, aka big shop full of very expensive tourist things and a café. These teepees were outside. |
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