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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park Visitor Center (lower area).

General information.

Region: Region 4--North Central.
Dominant Setting: prairie/plains.
Location: 10 miles south of Great Falls on I-15 at Ulm Exit, then 3.5 miles northwest on Ulm-Vaughn road.
Manager: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Amenities: flush toilets, trash containers.
This site is open year-round.
Pets are allowed (on leash).

Available Activities.

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Accessible activities: learning, picnicking, nature viewing.
Non-accessible activities: hiking.

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 Accessible educational opportunities.

Site name: Visitor Center.
Type of educational opportunity: visitor center.
Comment: The visitor center is accessible. The interpretive paths behind the visitor center have a steep slope with loose gravel at the beginning of the trail making them in accessible, though the first couple of signs are before the hill and are accessible.

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 Accessible picnicking information.

Site name: Picnic area.
Estimated number of accessible picnic tables: 1.
Picnic table information: along accessible routes.
Other features: none.
Comment: You must cross a grassy area to reach the picnic table, that has some uneven terrain.

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 Accessible nature viewing information.

Site name: Prairie Dog Town.
Features: established viewpoints, automobile-only viewpoints or trails, the viewpoints offer a clear view of the attraction between 32 to 51 inches from the ground.
There is a good chance of seeing: small mammals.

Location pictures.

1: Picture 1--Visitor center, picnic table, and beginning of interpretive trail.

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Manager's contact information.

Managed by: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Address: PO Box 109 Ulm, MT 59485
Phone Number: (406) 866-2217
TDD phone number is not available.
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Information source and currentness.

Source of Information: MonTECH

Information Date: 6/1/2010