B.L.M. Trail Pompeys Pillar Trail

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Website http://www.mt.blm.gov/pillarmon/index.html Phone 406-896-5235

Overview Service & Activities

About Pompeys Pillar National Monument is the only remaining on-site physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Distance: A series of trails and country roads that total over 2-3 miles Pompeys Pillar National Monument has a network of trails. Most are not handicapped accessible. Trails lead visitors around the base of the Pillar, through the riparian area long the Yellowstone River, up the Pillar via a boardwalk, and throughout the rest of the adjoining public lands via a network of dirt roads. USGS Map: 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle Pompeys Pillar Township 3N; Range 30E; Section 21

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS 5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101

CONTACT 406-896-5235

Details

SEASON Visitor Center: May - September

HOURS Visitor Center Daily: 9:00am - 6:00pm Trail: Open to public dawn to dusk

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS The Pillar overlooks the Yellowstone River about 25 miles east of Billings, Montana. Easily accessible from I-94 using Exit 23 (Pompeys Pillar Exit) or from Montana Highway 312.

SERVICES Gift Shop Handicapped Accessible Interpretive Display Parking Pets Allowed Public Restroom Trail

ACTIVITIES Bird Watching Heritage Hiking History Outdoor Activity Photography Picnicking Sightseeing Wildlife Viewing