Skip to main content
  • Find Your Adventure
    • Hiking + Backpacking
    • Camping
    • Parks + Wilderness Areas
    • Special Destinations
    • Ocean Beaches + Shores
    • Canoeing, Kayaking + SUP (Flatwater)
    • Snowshoeing + Microspikes
    • Swimming Holes
    • Mountain Biking
    • Mountaineering
    • Backcountry Skiing + Splitboarding
    • Lodging
    • Hot Springs
    • Cross-country Skiing
    • Rafting + Kayaking (Whitewater)
    • Wildlife Viewing
  • Travel
    • Top Picks
    • Road Trips
    • Itineraries
  • Video
  • Articles
    • Stories
    • News + Events
    • Conservation + Nature
    • Tips, Tricks + How-to
    • Leave No Trace
  • Become a Contributor
Home
Sign In

Outdoor Project

The ultimate adventure guide

Informational board with the park's main limestone cliff in the background.
Informational Plaza - find information about indigenous hunters here.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date: 
05/11/2019
Exploring the signs at the informational plaza.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date: 
05/11/2019
On a clear day, find excellent views to the Tobacco Roots Mountains at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
This 1-mile trail will take you to the top of the limestone cliff.
Rapid elevation gain en route to the cliff.
Looking out over the landscape shaped by the nearby Madison River.
If you look carefully, there's a preserved teepee ring.
Wide open view of the Madison River Valley.
Many bison met their untimely end by falling off these steep cliffs.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date: 
05/11/2019
Overlooking the Madison River valley from Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
A trail winds along the edge of the cliff.
Forested canyon tucked between neighboring cliffs.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date: 
05/11/2019
The park is small but mighty! Overlooking the Madison River valley from Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date: 
05/11/2019
Montana State Parks have multi-use trails, including these before the Tobacco Roots Mountains at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
Limestone outcropping.
Colorful sunburst lichens on limestone.
Stephanie Keene
Photo Date: 
05/11/2019
The friendly face of a marmot at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
The infamous bison sign.

Outdoor Project

About Us

We believe good things come from people spending time outside. It’s about more than standing on the mountain top. It’s about nourishment and learning. It’s about protecting what sustains us. It’s about building relationships with the outdoors and each other.
 
We are proud members of  
FOLLOW US
  • Find your adventure
    • Adventure Guides
    • Travel
    • Video
    • Articles
  • Connect
    • Contact Us
    • Our Community
    • Become a Contributor
    • onX Backcountry

Join free

Sign up to receive our newsletter packed with the best adventure guides, travel ideas, news, and articles.
We promise not to annoy you, but if you wish, you may unsubscribe at any time.
Outdoor Project may earn commission on products purchased through our links, which supports the work we do for our readers.
© 2021 Outdoor Project. All rights reserved.
Terms + Conditions Privacy Policy Site Map