List of Montana state parks
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This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Montana state park system, in the United States.
[edit] Current parks
| Park Name | County or Counties | Area in acres (ha) | Date founded |
Stream(s) and / or Lake(s) | Remarks |
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| Ackley Lake State Park | Judith Basin | 160 acres (64.75 ha) |
Ackley Lake | ||
| Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park | Deer Lodge | 12 acres (5.75 ha) |
1986 | The park cannot actually be accessed, but only viewed from a distance. | |
| Bannack State Park | Beaverhead | 1,529 acres (618.75 ha) |
1862 | ||
| Beaverhead Rock State Park | Madison | 71 acres (28.75 ha) |
1805 | Beaverhead River | |
| Beavertail Hill State Park | Missoula | 65 acres (26 ha) |
Clark Fork Frontage | ||
| Big Arm State Park | Lake | 217 acres (87.75 ha) |
Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| Black Sandy State Park | Lewis and Clark | 43 acres (17.75 ha) |
Hauser Reservoir | ||
| Brush Lake State Park | Sheridan | 450 acres (182 ha) |
Brush Lake | There are no fish in this lake due to the mineral makeup of the water. | |
| Chief Plenty Coups State Park | Big Horn | 195 acres (79 ha) |
1928 | ||
| Clark's Lookout State Park | Beaverhead | 7 acres (3 ha) |
1985 | Beaverhead River | |
| Cooney State Park | Carbon | 309 acres (125 ha) |
Cooney Reservoir | ||
| Council Grove State Park | Missoula | 187 acres (75.75 ha) |
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| Elkhorn State Park | Jefferson | 1 acre (.4 ha) |
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| Finley Point State Park | Lake | 28 acres (11.25 ha) |
Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park | Cascade | 1,481 acres (599.25 ha) |
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| Fort Owen State Park | Ravalli | 2 acres (.8 ha) |
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| Frenchtown Pond State Park | Missoula | 41 acres (16.5 ha) |
Frenchtown Pond | ||
| Giant Springs State Park | Cascade | 675 acres (273.25 ha) |
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| Granite Ghost Town State Park | Granite | 1 acres (.4 ha) |
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| Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park | Sweet Grass | 98 acres (39.65 ha) |
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| Hell Creek State Park | Garfield | 337 acres (136.35 ha) |
Fort Peck Lake, Missouri Breaks | ||
| Lake Elmo State Park | Yellowstone | 183 acres (74 ha) |
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| Lake Mary Ronan State Park | Lake | 120 acres (48.5 ha) |
Flathead Lake | ||
| Les Mason State Park | Flathead | 8 acres (3.25 ha) |
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| Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park | Jefferson | 2,920 acres (1181.75 ha) |
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| Logan State Park | Lincoln | 18 acres (7.25 ha) |
Middle Thompson Lake | ||
| Lone Pine State Park | Flathead | 251 acres (101.5 ha) |
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| Lost Creek State Park | Deer Lodge | 502 acres (203 ha) |
Lost Creek Falls | ||
| Madison Buffalo Jump State Park | Gallatin | 638 acres (258.2 ha) |
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| Makoshika State Park | Dawson | 11,634 acres (4708.1 ha) |
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| Marias River State Park | Toole | 2,011 acres (813.8 ha) |
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| Medicine Rocks State Park | Carter | 330 acres (134.5 ha) |
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| Missouri Headwaters State Park | Gallatin | 532 acres (215.3 ha) |
Jefferson River, Madison River, Gallatin River | ||
| North Shore State Park | Flathead | 160 acres (64.75 ha) |
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| Painted Rocks State Park | Ravalli | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
Painted Rocks Reservoir, Bitterroot River | ||
| Parker Homestead State Park | Jefferson | ||||
| Pictograph Cave State Park | Yellowstone | 93 acres (37.6 ha) |
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| Pirogue Island State Park | Custer | 210 acres (85 ha) |
Yellowstone River | ||
| Placid Lake State Park | Powell | 31 acres (12.5 ha) |
Placid Lake, Clearwater River, Seeley Lake | ||
| Rosebud Battlefield State Park | Big Horn | 3,052 acres (1235.1 ha) |
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| Salmon Lake State Park | Missoula | 42 acres (17 ha) |
Salmon Lake, Clearwater River | ||
| Sluice Boxes State Park | Cascade | 1,451 acres (587.2 ha) |
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| Smith River State Park | Meagher | 1 acres (.4 ha) |
Smith River | 59-mile 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 acres (24.7 ha) |
Spring Meadow Lake | ||
| Thompson Falls State Park | Sanders | 36 acres (14.6 ha) |
Clark Fork River, Noxon Rapids Reservoir | ||
| Tongue River Reservoir State Park | Big Horn | 642 acres (259.8 ha) |
Tongue River Reservoir | ||
| Tower Rock State Park | Cascade | 140 acres (56.7 ha) |
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| Travelers' Rest State Park | Missoula | 41 acres (16.6 ha) |
Lolo Creek | ||
| Ulm Pishkun State Park | Cascade | ||||
| Wayfarers State Park | Lake | 67 acres (27.1 ha) |
Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| West Shore State Park | Lake | 129 acres (52.2 ha) |
Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| Whitefish Lake State Park | Flathead | 10 acres (4 ha) |
Whitefish Lake | ||
| Wild Horse Island State Park | Lake | 2,164 acres (875.7 ha) |
Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | |
| Yellow Bay State Park | Lake | 15 acres (6 ha) |
Flathead Lake, Yellow Bay Creek | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park |
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