Missouri Headwaters State Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Confluence of the Madison River and Jefferson River at the starting point of the Missouri River | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Gallatin County, Montana, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nearest city | Three Forks, Montana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°55′15″N 111°29′53″W / 45.9207°N 111.498°W[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 532 acres (215 ha)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 4,049 feet (1,234 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designation | Montana state park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Established | 1947[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Visitors | 33,436 (in 2023)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrator | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Missouri Headwaters State Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Missouri Headwaters State Park is a public recreation area occupying 535 acres (217 ha) at the site of the official start of the Missouri River. The park offers camping, hiking trails, hunting, and water-related activities. It is located on Trident Road northeast of Three Forks, Montana at an elevation of 4,045 feet (1,233 m).[2] The park includes the Three Forks of the Missouri National Historic Landmark, designated in 1960 because the site is one where the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped in 1805.
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