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Ackley Lake
Beavertail Hill
Big Arm
Black Sandy
Brush Lake
Clark's Lookout
Cooney
Council Grove
Finley Point
First Peoples Buffalo Jump
Fish Creek
Fort Owen
Frenchtown Pond
Greycliff Prairie Dog Town
Hell Creek
Lake Elmo
Lake Mary Ronan
Les Mason
Logan
Lost Creek
Madison Buffalo Jump
Medicine Rocks
Painted Rocks
Pictograph Cave
Pirogue Island
Placid Lake
Rosebud Battlefield
Salmon Lake
Sluice Boxes
Smith River
Thompson Falls
Tongue River Reservoir
Tower Rock
Travelers' Rest
Wayfarers
Whitefish Lake
This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Montana state park system, in the United States.
Current parks
| Name | Image | County | Size | Estab- lished[1] | Lake / river | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ||||||
| Ackley Lake State Park | Judith Basin | 290 | 120 | 1940 | Ackley Lake | ||
| Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park | ) | Deer Lodge | 12 | 4.9 | 1986 | none | The park cannot actually be accessed, but only viewed from a distance. |
| Bannack State Park | ) | Beaverhead | 1,529 | 619 | 1954 | Grasshopper Creek | The well-preserved ghost town of a one-time territorial capital. |
| Beaverhead Rock State Park | ) | Madison | 71 | 29 | 1975 | Beaverhead River | |
| Beavertail Hill State Park | ) | Missoula | 65 | 26 | 1968 | Clark Fork | |
| Big Arm State Park | Lake | 217 | 88 | 1966 | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| Black Sandy State Park | Lewis and Clark | 43 | 17 | 1980 | Hauser Reservoir | ||
| Brush Lake State Park | Sheridan | 450 | 180 | 2004 | Brush Lake | There are no fish in this lake due to the mineral makeup of the water. | |
| Chief Plenty Coups State Park | .jpg')) | Big Horn | 195 | 79 | 1961 | Pryor Creek | |
| Clark's Lookout State Park | Beaverhead | 7 | 2.8 | 1985 | Beaverhead River | ||
| Cooney State Park | Carbon | 309 | 125 | 1970 | Cooney Reservoir | ||
| Council Grove State Park | Missoula | 187 | 76 | 1978 | Clark Fork River | ||
| Elkhorn State Park | ) | Jefferson | 1 | 0.40 | 1980 | none | |
| Finley Point State Park | .jpg')) | Lake | 28 | 11 | 1965 | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park |
| First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park | ) | Cascade | 1,481 | 599 | 1972 | none | Formerly Ulm Pishkun State Park |
| Fish Creek State Park | Mineral | 6,200 | 2,500 | 2010 | Fish Creek | ||
| Fort Owen State Park | .jpg')) | Ravalli | 2 | 0.81 | 1956 | Mill Creek | |
| Frenchtown Pond State Park | Missoula | 41 | 17 | 1972 | Frenchtown Pond | ||
| Giant Springs State Park | ) | Cascade | 675 | 273 | 1972 | Missouri River and Roe River | |
| Granite Ghost Town State Park | ) | Granite | 1 | 0.40 | 1975 | none | Abandoned 1890s silver boomtown. |
| Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park | .jpg')) | Sweet Grass | 98 | 40 | 1974 | none | |
| Hell Creek State Park | ) | Garfield | 337 | 136 | 1966 | Fort Peck Lake | |
| Lake Elmo State Park | ) | Yellowstone | 183 | 74 | 1983 | Lake Elmo | |
| Lake Mary Ronan State Park | ) | Lake | 120 | 49 | 1967 | Flathead Lake | |
| Les Mason State Park | Flathead | 8 | 3.2 | 1983 | Whitefish Lake | ||
| Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park | ) | Jefferson | 2,920 | 1,180 | 1935 | none | |
| Logan State Park | Lincoln | 18 | 7.3 | 1967 | Middle Thompson Lake | ||
| Lone Pine State Park | Flathead | 251 | 102 | 1941 | none | ||
| Lost Creek State Park | ) | Deer Lodge | 502 | 203 | 1957 | Lost Creek | |
| Milltown State Park | Missoula | 625 | 253 | 2012 | Clark Fork and Blackfoot | ||
| Madison Buffalo Jump State Park | ) | Gallatin | 638 | 258 | 1966 | none | |
| Makoshika State Park | ) | Dawson | 11,634 | 4,708 | 1953 | none | |
| Marias River State Park | Toole | 2,011 | 814 | 2009[2] | Marias River | ||
| Medicine Rocks State Park | ) | Carter | 330 | 130 | 1957 | none | |
| Missouri Headwaters State Park | ) | Gallatin | 532 | 215 | 1947 | Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers | |
| North Shore State Park | Flathead | 160 | 65 | n/a | Flathead Lake | ||
| Painted Rocks State Park | Ravalli | 23 | 9.3 | 1963 | Painted Rocks Reservoir, Bitterroot River | ||
| Pictograph Cave State Park | ) | Yellowstone | 93 | 38 | 1969 | none | |
| Pirogue Island State Park | Custer | 210 | 85 | 1982 | Yellowstone River | ||
| Placid Lake State Park | ) | Powell | 31 | 13 | 1977 | Placid Lake | |
| Rosebud Battlefield State Park | ) | Big Horn | 3,052 | 1,235 | 1978 | none | |
| Salmon Lake State Park | Missoula | 42 | 17 | 1977 | Salmon Lake, Clearwater River | ||
| Sluice Boxes State Park | ) | Cascade | 1,451 | 587 | 1974 | Belt Creek | |
| Smith River State Park | .jpg')) | Meagher | 1 | 0.40 | 1960 | Smith River | 59-mile (95 km) segment of the river with only one public put-in and one public take-out for the entire stretch. |
| Spring Meadow Lake State Park | Lewis and Clark | 61 | 25 | 1981 | Spring Meadow Lake | ||
| Thompson Falls State Park | ) | Sanders | 36 | 15 | 1960 | Clark Fork, Noxon Rapids Reservoir | |
| Tongue River Reservoir State Park | ) | Big Horn | 642 | 260 | 1983 | Tongue River Reservoir | |
| Tower Rock State Park | ) | Cascade | 140 | 57 | 2004 | Near Missouri River | |
| Travelers' Rest State Park | ) | Missoula | 41 | 17 | 2001 | Lolo Creek | |
| Wayfarers State Park | Lake | 67 | 27 | 1969 | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| West Shore State Park | Lake | 129 | 52 | 1955 | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| Whitefish Lake State Park | ) | Flathead | 10 | 4.0 | 1960 | Whitefish Lake | |
| Wild Horse Island State Park | Lake | 2,164 | 876 | 1977 | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| Yellow Bay State Park | ) | Lake | 15 | 6.1 | 1941 | Flathead Lake, Yellow Bay Creek | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park |
Former state parks
Parker Homestead State Park in Jefferson County reverted to private ownership in 2010.
See also
References
- ^ Dates taken from "Park Origin by Date". Montana State Parks. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2018., unless otherwise noted.
- ^ "Marias River State Park Wildlife Management Area". Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
External links
- Montana State Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks