Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument


This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry, Crow, and Arikara scouts and the Lakotas, Cheyennes, and Arapaho in one of the American Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.

Take Interstate I-90 and exit at the Crow Agency Exit 510 at Jct. 212. To reach Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, turn right at the park entrance onto Battlefield Tour Road 756

  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

  • Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
  • National Cemetery
  • Military
  • Cavalry
  • Indigenous and Native Warrior
  • Monuments and Memorials
  • Native American Heritage
  • Wars and Conflicts
  • Indian and Frontier Wars
  • Grasslands

Indian Memorial

The sun sets behind the Indian Memorial.

The Indian Memorial is a circular earthwork carved gently into the prairie. The walls carry the names of those who fell here as well as the words of some who fought in the battle.

Rising Full Moon

A rising moon peaks above the eastern horizon in January..

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument moon rising above the Indian Memorial

Seventh Calvary Memorial

The Seventh Calvary Memorial at dusk.

About 40 to 50 men of the original 210 were cornered on the hill where the monument now stands.

Headstones in the winter

Headstone can still been seen even with the fresh snow that blankets the battlefield .

The monument and battlefield are open year round, even in winter when snow coats the ground.

Stone House

The stone house sits on the edge of the Custer National Cemetery.

The stone house once served as a house for the Superintendent and their family. It has been renovated and restored and now serves as an office and research area.