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Makoshika State Park

Name: Makoshika State Park
Address: 1301 Snyder Avenue, Glendive, MT, 59330, US

1301 Snyder Avenue

Glendive, MT 59330

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The name Makoshika (Ma-ko'-shi-ka) is a variant spelling of a Lakota phrase meaning 'bad land' or 'bad earth'.

Today, as Montana's largest state park, the badlands of Makoshika are set aside for visitors to see and enjoy. In addition to the pine and juniper studded badland formations, the park also houses the fossil remains of such dinosaurs as Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops.

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