Carter County, Montana was founded in 1917 and comprises 3,313 square miles in the southeastern corner of the state. The Carter County Museum (Ekalaka), was the first county museum in Montana and the first to display dinosaurs, including complete skeletons of Edmontosaurus and T. rex. Nearby Medicine Rocks State Park is sacred to the Lakota (Sioux), Tsistsistas and So'taa'ee'o (Northern Cheyenne), Apsaalooke (Crow), Minnetaree (Hidatsa), Sahnish (Arikara) and Mandan indigenous nation, who have ancestral lands in this area. Camp Needmore, which is south of Ekalaka, is a historic Civilian Conservation Corps Camp that is now available for family reunions, weddings, and hosts the 4H camp each summer. Other sites on the Trail include Ekalaka Park and Lantis Springs campgrounds, Capitol Rock National Natural Landmark, and the Tri-Point Lookout Tower. In the southern part of the county, travelers can explore the town of Alzada, and view the sites of Belltower and Pinele communities. 

This trail was made possible by a grant from The Foundation for Montana History and partnerships with Medicine Rocks State Park and the U. S. Forest Service. Download the Talking Trail mobile app, and experience the stories of Carter County, Montana today!