Garfield County is the place for you. True, Western hospitality among some of the friendliest people you will find anywhere.
Located in the heart of Eastern Montana, the landscape varies across the county and all is unique in character. In the central and southern portions, we have rolling hills and gentle drainages covered by farms and ranches. To the Northwest we have rough, timber covered land with deep canyons and high divides. The farmable acres in this area are some of the richest, most productive soils in the county; however, much of the land is suitable only for grazing due to the terrain. In the Northeastern and Eastern reaches you will find more of the "gumbo" roughs; made up of round hills of layer upon layers of dense clay and covered by little vegetation. Farming is limited in this part of the county as it lacks the loamy soils for good crop production. Many of the county's sheep ranches are located here.
Attractions
Dinosaurs
Economic Development
Nelson Creek Divide Project
The history of Garfield County can be traced back to the age of the Dinosaurs, as evidenced by the many major paleontology finds in the area. Dinosaurs from here are in several of the largest museums in the United States. World renowned paleontologists visit our area every summer in search of more Cretaceous treasures.
The largest growing segment of our economy is recreation. There are excellent fishing, hunting, camping and boating opportunities available all year long.
If Western adventure is more to your liking, you can certainly enjoy rodeo action or take an old fashioned wagon train excursion through or countryside.
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