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05-26-2026 Tuesday, Pictograph Cave State Park, Billings, Montana

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    One of the volunteers at the KOA office recommended the  Pictograph Cave State Park  yesterday. We decided to make the drive since it was only eight minutes from the RV park.  The entry fee is free for residents and $8.00 per car for non-residents. The visitor center has its own version of a passport stamp, so I stamped all three of my books... always excited to get a stamp. I also bought stickers and a keychain. The store did not have Christmas ornaments, so I bought the keychain and will add a ribbon to hang it on our Travel Christmas tree.  The small museum in the visitor center is very informative. The displays have items recovered from the caves and surrounding areas. There are really only pictographs in one cave, Pictograph Cave. The others only have red paint lines on the walls. Pictographs are painted on rock and Petroglyphs are carved into the rock. Once these Pictographs are washed and worn away, that is it for this park. So sad.... There are ...