At 11,531 acres, Makoshika State Park is Montana's largest state park. Designated a state park in 1953, Makoshika represents 20% of Montana's badlands topography. The clays and shales of the park erode much easier than the sandstone layers above; when the softer material erodes away, "caprocks" of sandstone are left delicately balanced over spires of eroded material. The erosion also exposes dinosaur fossils to await discovery. Click here for more photos.

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