Madison Buffalo Jump State Park, Historic indigenous hunting site in Gallatin County, United States.

Madison Buffalo Jump State Park protects a canyon cliff at the edge of the Madison River valley, where a high plateau ends in steep drops. A visitor pavilion with information panels, picnic tables and trails stand near the parking area, and an interpretive hiking trail climbs to the top of the cliff. Bone shards lie at the base, and tipi rings and rock blocks that marked the drive corridor remain on the plateau.

Hunters used this site for more than 2000 years by driving bison herds over the cliff to meet their food needs. The hunting method ended as the way of life of local people changed and bison populations collapsed.

The jump was used by numerous tribes, among them the Hidatsa, Shoshone, Lakota, Nez Perce, Bannock, Salish, Cheyenne, Blackfeet, Crow, Gros Ventres, Cree and Assiniboine. Families of the runners camped at the base of the cliffs to butcher the bison, drying meat for later use, sewing tipis from skins and shaping horns and bones into tools. Tepee rings still lie on the plateau above the cliff.

The park is a day-use area open year-round, with a small picnic area near the parking lot and an interpretive hiking trail that climbs to the top of the cliff. The site lies seven miles south of the I-90 interchange at Logan. There is no potable water mentioned in the sources, so plan accordingly.

The cliff top still holds the rock blocks that marked the corridor for the bison drive, where extra drivers could hide. Stone circles from a former tipi village lie on the plateau, and bone shards remain scattered at the base of the cliff.