Visitor Center Construction Project

Rendering of a single story building comprised of curved stone and wood design motifs. Sidewalks and a lawn are in front. — Architectural rendering of the new visitor center.
NPS

The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Visitor Center Project, supported by Tribal Affiliates, Friends of Little Bighorn Battlefield, local communities, and stakeholders, aims to enhance the visitor experience and honor the site’s history.

The new building will provide ample space for visitors to walk through exhibits, visit the bookstore, and experience new venues like an outdoor viewing deck to take in the landscape. New exhibits will highlight a more comprehensive story of not only the battle, but focus on factors that led to the conflict and ultimately how the aftermath of the battle is still reverberating through communities and the west today. The new exhibits have provided the park the opportunity to work with Tribal Affiliates to highlight undertold stories, emphasize new research, and highlight Tribal Nation's continued resiliency and culture to the public.

Temporary Closures / Delays

As construction continues there may traffic delays on the park tour road due to construction vehicles moving in and out of the construction zone. We appreciate your understanding and patience during these times.

Areas of the park may be temporarily closed due to construction.
Anticipated closures are listed below:

November 25 to project completion: Partial closure of visitor center parking lot. Oversized vehicles will not be allowed to park in visitor center parking lot and will need to use oversized vehicle parking along main park road. Oversized vehicles will not be able to turn around in vistor center parking lot.

National Cemetery and Tribal Sites

Although the national cemetery is not located directly in the construction zone, guests should proceed with caution while visiting. If you have any questions, please ask National Park Service staff. For requests during closures related to visits, internments, or ceremonial activities, please contact e-mail us.

Parking

Traffic patterns around the visitor center have been adjusted. Parking will be limited throughout the park, including around the temporary contact station and along the Battle Tour Road.

Oversized Vehicles

Parking for oversized vehicles will be extremely limited. Please note that RVs, large vehicles, and any vehicles towing trailers will not be able to enter the parking lot near the temporary contact station. There is no place to turn around oversized vehicles at the park entrance. The only option to turn around oversized vehicles will be at the end of the tour road, 4.5 miles from the entrance.

Questions

The most up-to-date information will be on this webpage. If you have additional questions please call the park at 406-924-9167. Staff will respond as soon as they can, but given the closure responses may be delayed.

When will the visitor center be completed? We are hopeful the visitor center will be complete by the end of 2026. We will updated the park's webpage with the most up-to-date information. New exhibits will be installed before summer 2027.

Project Updates

Work continues on the visitor center. Construction crews are pouring cement walkways around the exterior of the building and continue to install features on the interior of the buildling.

Construction will be ongoing through fall/winter 2026, visitors should plan on limited access and parking through 2026.

There is a temporary visitor contact station for visitors to ask questions and purchase souveniers available when the park is open.