Pets are allowed outside on the grounds, but not in the Visitor Center.
Helper animals are allowed in the Visitor Center.
Pets must be leashed at all times.
Pets may not be left unattended or tied to any object.
Pet excrement must be picked up and properly disposed of in a park trashcan.
Pets and other animals may not be released into the park. This is for the safety of the animals themselves and for the protection of park wildlife.
Did You Know?
Colonel Sturgis had four hundred men at his disposal during the Canyon Creek Battle, yet never committed more than half of them during the battle itself. Some thought his extreme caution was the result of his son being killed with Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn just the preceding year.