History & Culture

Historia y cultura

Interpretive Sites

  • Nez Perce National Historic Trail

    Scenic picture of a snow covered mountain peak and fall foliage

    In 1877, the Wallowa Band of Nez Perce (Nimíipuu) fled their homelands in northeastern Oregon to avoid being forced onto a reservation. Pursued by the U.S. Army over five months, they traveled a circuitous 1,170 miles through Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, before surrendering.

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  • Historic Main Boulder Ranger Station

    Forest Service sign for the Main Boulder Ranger Station

    The Main Boulder Ranger Station is one of the oldest facilities in the Forest Service System and has been restored to its original character. Visitors can look into the past and experience what it was like to live and work in the Boulder area in the early days, at what was once a remote ranger station.

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  • Castles & Capitol Rock, Sioux R.D.

    A photo of a landscape, a rock outcropping is in the distance.

    Whether looking for a day trip or to spend a long weekend in beauty and solitude you’ll likely enjoy discovering the fascinating geological formations across the eight units on the Sioux Ranger District.

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  • National Register of Historic Places

    A Collage of pictures, Poker Jim Fire Lookout, Shenango Work Center, Meyers Creek Work Center.

    The Meyers Creek Work Center complex was listed April 14, 2023 on the National Register of Historic Places. 

    Shenango and Poker Jim formalized on National Register September 1, 2022. 

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Visitor Centers

  • Earthquake Lake Visitor Center

    A visitor center building overlooking a body of water and a mountainside with trees.

    Near midnight August 1959, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake near the Madison River triggered a massive landslide, moving over 100 mph in less than 1 minute. 80+ million tons of rock crashed into the narrow canyon, blocking the Madison River and forming Earthquake Lake. At the time, it was the second largest earthquake to occur in the lower 48 states. Twenty-eight people lost their lives in the event. This earth-changing event is known as the Hebgen Lake Earthquake.

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Learning Resources

  • Learning Resources

    A map that is titled: Gateways to Beartooth Country.

    Learning resources including interpretive panels and documents about history, geology, mining, and more.

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