Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument has an incredible night sky. A full hunter's moon peaks above the horizon.
This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry, Crow, and Arikara scouts and the Lakotas, Cheyennes, and Arapaho in one of the American Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
Map showing location of park.
Banner displaying photos of new visitor center, Indian Memorial, 7th Cavalry Memorial, Custer Cemetery, and NPS Logo. Text: Building for the future while preserving the past. Thank you for your patience during construction. New Visitor Center coming 2026
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Visitor Center Closed June 26 and 27
In preparation for the construction of the new Visitor Center, we are moving our information desk and bookstore to a temporary location within the site on June 26 and 27. During this time, the visitor center will be closed. We plan to have the temporary visitor center open on June 28 during our 2024 Summer Hours.
The sun sets behind the Indian Memorial.
Photo by NPS photo
Headstone can still been seen even with the fresh snow that blankets the battlefield .
Photo by Brandon Blackburn
The stone house sits on the edge of the Custer National Cemetery.
Photo by NPS photo
The Seventh Calvary Memorial at dusk.
Photo by Brandon Blackburn
A rising moon peaks above the eastern horizon in January.
Photo by Marvin Dawes