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Makoshika is Montana's largest state park, a landscape of spectacular badland formations studded with pine and juniper. The Hell Creek Formation here is sixty-five and a half million years old. Paleontologists like Jack Horner and Bob Harmon have worked these hills. The park has yielded fossilized remains of Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and a nearly complete skeleton of the rare Thescelosaurus.
Visitor Access
As a State Park, entry is eight dollars for non-resident vehicles, and free for Montana residents. The park is open year-round. The visitor center houses excellent fossil exhibits, including a complete Triceratops horridus skull. While casual collecting is strictly forbidden, visitors can hike the Cap Rock Trail or the Diane Gabriel Trail to see exactly where major dinosaur discoveries were made in the badlands.