Missouri Headwaters State Park
Missouri Headwaters State Park is a public recreation area occupying 535 acres at the site of the official start of the Missouri River. The park offers camping, hiking trails, hunting, and water-related activities.Photo: Mike Cline, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Montana, USA
- Address: 1585 Trident Road, Three Forks, MT 59752
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Forks and Logan.
Three Forks
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States and is located within the watershed valley system of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drainage basins — and is historically considered the birthplace or start of the Missouri River.
Logan
Hamlet
Logan is an unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Logan had a population of 72. Logan can be accessed via exit 283 on Interstate 90. Logan is situated 4½ miles southeast of Missouri Headwaters State Park.
Wheatland
Village
Wheatland is a census-designated place in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wheatland had a population of 1,103. Wheatland is situated 5 miles west of Missouri Headwaters State Park.
Missouri Headwaters State Park
- Categories: Montana state park, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Gallatin, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.9252° or 45° 55′ 31″ northLongitude
-111.49823° or 111° 29′ 54″ westElevation
4,049 feet (1,234 metres)Operator
State of MontanaOpen location code
85QCWGG2+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 382404827OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Missouri Headwaters State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Missouri River Headwaters State Park”
- Dutch: “Missouri Headwaters State Park”
- French: “parc d’État Missouri Headwaters”
- French: “Parc d’État Missouri Headwaters”
- German: “Missouri Headwaters State Park”
- German: “Missouri River Headwaters State Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trident and Carpenter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Headwaters Cemetery and Source of the Missouri River.
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