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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Travel Guide

Over eons, the Bighorn River carved a steep, sheer canyon out of the rolling plains of present-day southeastern Montana and into northwestern Wyoming. The construction of the Yellowtail Dam—named for Crow chairman Robert Yellowtail—near Fort Smith on the Crow Reservation, not only provides power and irrigation, but also marvelous recreational opportunities on and around 71-mile-long Bighorn Lake. Established on October 15, 1966, the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area encompasses over 120,000 acres and straddles the Montana-Wyoming border. Read More

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Cody/Yellowstone Yellowstone Regional Airport 75.8 map
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