Council Grove State Park (

Salish Salish () may refer to: * Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans ** Coast Salish peoples, several First Nations/Native American groups in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest ** Interior Salish peoples, several First Nat ...

: Člmé, "Tree Limb Cut Off," also Ncx̣͏ʷotew̓s) is a history-oriented, public recreation area located northwest of Missoula in Missoula County, Montana. The site of the park hosted the signing on July 16, 1855, of the

Hellgate treaty The Treaty of Hellgate was a treaty agreement between the United States and the Bitterroot Salish, Upper Pend d'Oreille, and Lower Kutenai tribes. The treaty was signed at Hellgate on 16 July 1855. Signatories included Isaac Stevens, superintend ...

between representatives of the United States government and members of the Bitterroot Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and the Kootenai to create the

Flathead Indian Reservation The Flathead Indian Reservation, located in western Montana on the Flathead River, is home to the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes – also known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation. The ...

. A monument commemorates the signing. The park is and sits at an elevation of . Natural features found in the park are its large, old-growth

ponderosa pines ''Pinus ponderosa'', commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, western yellow-pine, or filipinus pine is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is th ...

, grassy fields, and cottonwood stand by the

Clark Fork River The Clark Fork, or the Clark Fork of the Columbia River, is a river in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho, approximately long. The largest river by volume in Montana, it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and ...

. Its recreational features include hiking and fishing.

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Council Grove State Park
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Council Grove State Park Trail Map
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks {{authority control Protected areas of Missoula County, Montana State parks of Montana Protected areas established in 1978 1978 establishments in Montana