
Niobrara National Scenic River, 26 mi from Butte
Missouri National Recreational River draws about 166K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Butte; the 2 places to visit are within 40 miles. At 49 mi, Ashfall Fossil Beds is worth the journey.

Ashfall Fossil Beds
Park in Nebraska, USA.
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Where things are
Furthest out is Niobrara National Scenic River, at 26 mi.
Orange: Butte. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
You will find all 3 within 60 miles.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Ashfall Fossil Beds: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Niobrara National Scenic River: National Park Service, Public domain · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain
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