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Bear Paw National Historic Battlefield
After staying ahead of the military for five months and 1,...
Hilger to James Kipp Recreation Area Missouri Breaks Backcountry Byway
Intrepid Travel: roads are gravel ...
James Kipp Recreation Area
Although steamboats could travel as far up the Missouri Ri...
Laurel to Canyon Creek Battlefield
The main body of Nez Perce was moving up Canyon Creek whil...
Side:Trip Chief Plenty Coups Memorial State Park
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site, Wyoming
While General Howard and his men traveled the main access ...
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Bear Paw National Historic Battlefield
After staying ahead of the military for five months and 1,170 miles, months in which they had crossed mountains, suffered hardship, and lost many friends and relatives, approximately 700 Nez Perce made a final camp on Snake Creek, south of ...
Hilger to James Kipp Recreation Area Missouri Breaks Backcountry Byway
Intrepid Travel: roads are gravel or dirt roads. Please be sure your vehicle is appropriate to those conditions. Note that some roads can be impassable during periods of inclement weather.
Major Guido Ilges arrived from Fort Benton with soldiers and ...
James Kipp Recreation Area
Although steamboats could travel as far up the Missouri River as Fort Benton during spring runoff, the lower water of summer and fall meant that Cow Island, near where Cow Creek joins the Missouri River, was the farthest upstream boats ...
Laurel to Canyon Creek Battlefield
The main body of Nez Perce was moving up Canyon Creek while their scouts watched from the top of the bluffs as they passed. The warriors who had been in the vicinity of what is now Billings, Montana, were returning ...
Side:Trip Chief Plenty Coups Memorial State Park
(34 miles round trip)
Chief Plenty Coups
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site
Chief Joseph Campground
Attempts by General Howard and Colonel Sturgis to communicate were interrupted and met with disastrous results as the Nez Perce had killed the messengers. This left Colonel ...
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site, Wyoming
While General Howard and his men traveled the main access route used by prospectors, the Nez Perce, intent on evading the army, wound their way through the mountains to the south. Braving the cold and treacherous landscape, the Nez Perce ...
Encounter at Camas Meadows
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Camas Meadows encompasses an area about five miles east to west at ...
General Howard's Strategy
On August 17 near Snowline, Montana, fearing the Nez Perce might escape back into Montana, Howard sent 40 cavalrymen under the command of First Lieutenant George R. Bacon and several ...
Trouble at Birch Creek, Idaho
There is an abundance of wildlife along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. All wild animals need to be treated with caution and respect. If you are planning to hike, check with the nearest land anagement agency for information on local wildlife. Know how to be safe in wild ...
