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Devils Tower National Monument (Mato Tipila in Lakota) is a national monument in Crook County, Northeast Wyoming. The monument is the world's largest showcase of column formations; the surrounding softer rock has over time been eroded to reveal cooled magma hardened into igneous rock, appearing as fluted shafts and columns rising over 500 feet (150 m) in the air. The monolithic tower rises above the Belle Fourche River at the edge of the Black Hills region, known in this section as the Bear Lodge Mountains. The monument was established as the first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. This landmark is sacred to several Native American tribes including Lakota, Arapaho, Shoshone, Cheyenne, and Crow. It is managed by the National Park Service and is open to the public, but travel here for non-Indigenous tourists requires awareness and respect for these sacred grounds.
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Installed in 2008 by Japanese sculptor Junkyu Muto, as part of his world peace project. It nicely frames the tower.
A small but active community of prairie dogs along the park road.
Enjoy a 1.3 mi walk around the base of one of the most unique geologic formations in the world! Learn about the natural and cultural history of Devils Tower National Monument, from theories about how it formed to the connections modern tribes maintain with the site today.
A rewarding hike through the hills surrounding the tower, making a 2.8 mi outer loop. If you're not up for a long hike, try heading up the Red Beds Trail from WY-110 near the KOA campground, which will take you to a pretty section of the Belle Fourche River, where you can see some of the old, soft red sandstone that once covered the tower.
A bed & breakfast that is in a former park superintendent's home on 21 acres. Amenities include queen beds, floor-to-ceiling windows, an open-air view deck, private baths, hearty breakfasts, outdoor spa and indoor rock climbing gym/exercise room.
46 sites, 3 group sites. All sites are first-come, first-served. The Belle Fourche River Campground is a 2-loop, 46-site campground with 4 accessible sites and 3 tent-only group sites. Drinking water is available at water spigots and in the restrooms, which have running water and flush toilets, but no showers. Large cottonwood trees provide shade. A picnic shelter and tables are available north of the campground. Due to wildfire precautions no campfires allowed, camp stove usage only. Well maintained with great views of Devils Tower. There is a 14-day limit on occupancy. There are 43 pull-through sites with room for RVs up to 35 feet. No hookups are available.
Offers snacks and soft drinks plus another collection of souvenirs.
By car
The monument is on Wyoming State Route 24, which is accessed via US Route 14. The US-14/WY-24 intersection is about 1 hour east of Gillette and 1 hour and 30 minutes west of Rapid City.
Most visitors enter by car or bus from the East Entrance, where permits are checked. From there, it is a 2 mi drive to the base of the tower on its northwest side, with a visitor center and restrooms.
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