Lake
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Fort Smith, Montana
Deep canyon reservoir on the Montana-Wyoming line with wild horses and campgrounds.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 4 hours
Bighorn Lake runs 71 miles and the park straddles the state border, reached via Fort Smith (north) or Lovell (south). Seven campgrounds, four drive-in and open year-round. Part of the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range lies inside.
Good to know
- Horseshoe Bend near Lovell has 68 sites
- Visitor centres at Fort Smith and Lovell
- Look for wild horses near Lovell
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paved to visitor centres
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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