Nez Perce National Historical Park - Plan Your Visit

The Visitor Center at Big Hole National Battlefield in Wisdom, Montana is open all year. From Memorial Day to early September, the park is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. In the winter from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Bear Paw Battlefield is open year round from dawn to dusk. The Blaine County Museum in Chinook has exhibits and an audiovisual program on the battle at Bear Paw. In the summer the museum is open daily from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. They are closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. For the remainder of the year, it is open on weekdays from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. They are closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year"s.

Local Partners & Information Resources

Nez Perce Tribe

Wallowa Band Nez Perce Interpretive Center

Nez Perce/Nee-Me-Poo National Historic Trail

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Friends of Nez Perce Battlefields

Getting There

Plane
Air service is available into Lewiston, Idaho, 11 miles west of the park. There is no direct air service to Big Hole Battlefield.

Car
The Park"s 38 sites are best visited by car. Most are located on or near state highways and are identified by prominient signs.

Public Transportation
There is no public transportation in the Park.