Chief Plenty Coups State Park — Attraction in Montana

I am so angry! There was no one on duty that I could see and the note on the door of the visitor centre said that the centre was closed (pity as I believe it’s very good) but the house was open - which I think strange and very risky.

The house was not cared for - it was filthy - flies not having been swept up, obviously for weeks.(I didn’t take photographs because I’m not sure the tribe would have wanted it) There was rubbish outside and the fact that it was open and unguarded made me particularly cross - no respect at all for the man who built it. Another visitor came in after me and wasn’t monitored either - there was simply no one there!

I was accompanied by an absolutely charming dog - who lay on the verandah outside whilst I went round the house. He deserves to go on the payroll!

The old leather chair in the chiefs rather wonderfully decorated room upstairs, and so beautifully photographed, on the website, was covered in a think layer of dust. It just felt disrespectful to the memory of a great man.

It’s a beautiful location and I found the house very moving. I’m just so sad that it isn’t better protected. Surely there must be members of the Crow tribe who would act as guardians when it’s open?

If it can’t be monitored there should be a note that the whole place is closed -...

My family visited Chief Plenty Coups State Park in January--definitely the off season. It is a serene, quiet place. The ranger was very friendly, explaining the site, the exhibits in the visitor's center, and the Chief's home. The park staff is exemplary is their respect and care for the Native materials that they maintain. The home was larger than I'd expected. It has few furnishings, some from the Chief and his period, and I believe there are some items from later owners. The exhibits in the visitor's center are very well done, with excellent explanations, graphics, and of course, the original items themselves. The small shop in the visitor's center is a great place to by locally made Native crafts and jams. The park is a bit off the main roads, though definitely...

This used to be a really cool place with tons of artifacts on display but now all of the artifacts are gone and there are pictures of them instead and there are a lot of items missing the don't even have pictures left, I wonder what happened? Really not much to see now. A book about plenty coupe or the area comet which is available would be a lot better rather than driving out here into the middle of nowhere to look at nothing. On the dirt. I really feel sorry for the people that I see traveling from out of state Just to wind up Here. Maybe the artifacts wound...