Madison Buffalo Jump State Park

Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
Interpretive tablets facing the cliff
Location in Montana
LocationGallatin County, Montana, United States
Nearest townLogan, Montana
Coordinates45°47′40″N 111°27′45″W / 45.79444°N 111.46250°W / 45.79444; -111.46250
Area638 acres (258 ha)
Elevation4,554 ft (1,388 m)
DesignationMontana state park
Established1966
Named forA buffalo jump in the Madison River valley
Visitors35,466 (in 2023)
AdministratorMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
WebsiteMadison Buffalo Jump State Park

Madison Buffalo Jump State Park is a Montana state park located seven miles south of the Interstate 90 interchange at Logan in Gallatin County, Montana in the United States. The park preserves a canyon cliff used by Native Americans as a buffalo jump, where herds of bison were stampeded over the cliff as an efficient means of slaughter. The main geographic features of the jump site remain largely unchanged since the days of the jumps. Archaeologists have found tons of bison bones buried at the base of the cliffs. They have also uncovered the remains of tipi villages.