F4 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Description: The site is about 145 miles north of Great Falls. This large petroglyph site is just north of the Canadian border along the Milk River. Archaic, Late Prehistoric, Proto-historic, and Early Historic biographic rock art scenes dominate the images, some of which were used in the promotional materials for the conference. Access to park is by paved road, access to site DgOv-2 is by bus from the Visitor Center. Walking in the park is on established trails, which range from easy to moderately difficult. A PASSPORT is necessary for this trip since you are crossing the Canadian/US border. Firearms can also be complicated at the border and slow down your crossing. Leave firearms at the hotel. For more information on what you can take across the border click here. 
Organize yourselves to carpool and get to the site. You will meet your leader at Writing-On-Stone. Leave Great Falls at 8:30 am; arrive Coutts border crossing at 10 am; clear the border by 10:30. Arrive at the town of Milk River at 11:00 am; buy sandwiches at Subway or grocery store in Milk River (remember, you cannot carry SEVERAL different foodstuffs across the border, so do not risk bringing food). Arrive at the Park by noon, have a picnic lunch at the campground just below Visitor Center. The Camp Kitchen is reserved for the ARARA tour and can be used as a meeting location and lunch spot.
The tour begins at 1 pm at Visitor Center, arrive early to pay for the tour and take the park bus to the main site for the 2 hour tour. Leave the park about 3:15 pm and arrive in Great Falls about 6:30 p.m.
Difficulty: The rock art site is visited on a formal tour with level trails and relatively flat access to all panels and with less than 50 foot elevation gain in total. Other areas in park: Steep trails developed for tourist access, 125 foot elevation difference from prairie level to river floodplain.
Vehicle Distance (One Way): 145 miles
Vehicle: Any
Number of Participants: 23
Meeting time: 8:30 am
Leader: Park Interpretative Ranger possibly accompanied by a Native Blackfoot Interpretive guide.
Cost: $24 Canadian/person paid by credit card or cash at Visitor Center prior to boarding the bus to the site. They also accept US$ at 1:1 exchange rate.