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 John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company built Fort Union Trading Post in 1828 near the junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in what is now North Dakota. In it's heyday, the post was a busy place and employed up to 100 people. It became the headquarters for trading buffalo hides and other furs with the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfeet, and Hidatsa Tribes.
Operating Hours & Seasons
Summer Hours, 8 am to 8 pm Daily Memorial Day to Labor Day, Central Time.
Winter Hours 9 am to 5:30 pm Labor Day to Memorial Day, Central Time.
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| Communities Surrounding Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site |
| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. |
Lakeside, MT (17 min. ) Pop. 1,679
Trenton, ND (18 min. ) Pop. 524
Fairview, MT (21 min. ) Pop. 709
Bainville, MT (25 min. ) Pop. 153
Cartwright, ND (26 min. )
Sidney, MT (36 min. ) Pop. 4,774
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Williston, ND (40 min. ) Pop. 12,512
Alexander, ND (45 min. ) Pop. 217
Culbertson, MT (45 min. ) Pop. 716
Crane, MT (49 min. )
Froid, MT (1 hr. 0 min. ) Pop. 195
Arnegard, ND (1 hr. 0 min. ) Pop. 105
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