Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center
Fort Benton, Montana
Physical Address:
701 7th Street, Fort Benton, MT 59442
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1389, Fort Benton, MT 59442
Contact Info
About Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center
The Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center keeps stories alive! Highlighting the natural and cultural history of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and Upper Missouri River. The lobby of the interpretive center provides boating information for those floating the river. The classroom provides viewing of our film White Cliffs, Wild River and also showcases a scale model of the entire 149-mile river corridor.
View Chief Josephs' surrender rifle, relinquished after a 1,170mi race to freedom by members of the Nez Perce tribe from Army control. A life-size replica Murphy Freight Wagon, used to take shipments arriving on steamboats at Fort Benton's levee to points as far as Walla Walla WA, Bannack, and Fort Whoop-up in Canada. Re-live steam boating history by stepping inside a replica pilot house. Visit our website or contact us for more information!
Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center Activities
Childrens Activities
Lewis And Clark
Cultural
Education
Exhibit
History
Museum
Theatre/Theater
Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center Amenities
Childrens Activities
Picnic Tables
Air Conditioning
Gift Shop
Handicapped Accessible
Maps
Parking
Public Restroom
Unescorted Tour
Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center Reservations
Walk-Ins Welcome
Season
All Year
Hours
Summer Hours:
Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day
Daily: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Including Federal Holidays
Closed Daily 12:30pm-1:00pm for Lunch
Winter Hours:
September 7 - Memorial Day
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:0pm
Closed Federal Holidays
Closed Daily 12:30pm-1:00pm for Lunch
About Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center
The Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center keeps stories alive! Highlighting the natural and cultural history of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and Upper Missouri River. The lobby of the interpretive center provides boating information for those floating the river. The classroom provides viewing of our film White Cliffs, Wild River and also showcases a scale model of the entire 149-mile river corridor.
View Chief Josephs' surrender rifle, relinquished after a 1,170mi race to freedom by members of the Nez Perce tribe from Army control. A life-size replica Murphy Freight Wagon, used to take shipments arriving on steamboats at Fort Benton's levee to points as far as Walla Walla WA, Bannack, and Fort Whoop-up in Canada. Re-live steam boating history by stepping inside a replica pilot house. Visit our website or contact us for more information!
Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center Activities
Childrens Activities
Lewis And Clark
Cultural
Education
Exhibit
History
Museum
Theatre/Theater
Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center Amenities
Childrens Activities
Picnic Tables
Air Conditioning
Gift Shop
Handicapped Accessible
Maps
Parking
Public Restroom
Unescorted Tour
Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center Reservations
Walk-Ins Welcome
Season
All Year
Hours
Summer Hours:
Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day
Daily: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Including Federal Holidays
Closed Daily 12:30pm-1:00pm for Lunch
Winter Hours:
September 7 - Memorial Day
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:0pm
Closed Federal Holidays
Closed Daily 12:30pm-1:00pm for Lunch
About Fort Benton, Montana
Tucked away in a valley on the Missouri River and surrounded by high bluffs, Fort Benton has served as the perfect gateway to Montana adventure for nearly two hundred years. Fur traders established a fort at the site a generation before the Montana gold rushes of the 1860s making Fort Benton the... ...
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