As its name implies, Medicine Rocks was a place of "big medicine" where Indian hunting parties conjured up magical spirits. This unique park is 330 acres in size and at an elevation of 1,050 feet, where you can enjoy camping, biking, picnicking, wildlife-watching and photography. The Park is also designated as an international Dark Sky Sanctuary—making for some amazing stargazing—and there are often dark-sky events held in the summertime.
"As fantastically beautiful a place as I have ever seen," said one of its first tourists in the late 1800s, a young rancher named Teddy Roosevelt. Weathering has given the soft sandstone rock formations a Swiss-cheese look and the park is a haven for mule deer, antelope, Woodhouse's toad and sharp-tail grouse.
The park is open year-round and offers grills/fire rings, water pumps, picnic tables and drinking water. Due to its primitive park designation, it is a pack-in/pack-out site.
Within a half-hour drive, the communities of Baker (25 miles north of the park) and Ekalaka (14 miles south) offer amenities, including a golf course, dining and museums. For more information, visit Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
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