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.
Current parks [edit]
| Park Name | Image | 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 (65 ha) | Ackley Lake | |||
| Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park |
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Deer Lodge | 12 acres (4.9 ha) | 1986 | The park cannot actually be accessed, but only viewed from a distance. | |
| Bannack State Park |
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Beaverhead | 1,529 acres (619 ha) | 1954 | The well-preserved ghost town of a one-time territorial capital. | |
| Beaverhead Rock State Park |
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Madison | 71 acres (29 ha) | Beaverhead River | ||
| Beavertail Hill State Park |
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Missoula | 65 acres (26 ha) | Clark Fork | ||
| Big Arm State Park | Lake | 217 acres (88 ha) | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | ||
| Black Sandy State Park | Lewis and Clark | 43 acres (17 ha) | Hauser Reservoir | |||
| Brush Lake State Park | Sheridan | 450 acres (180 ha) | Brush Lake | There are no fish in this lake due to the mineral makeup of the water. | ||
| Chief Plenty Coups State Park |
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Big Horn | 195 acres (79 ha) | 1965 | ||
| Clark's Lookout State Park | Beaverhead | 7 acres (2.8 ha) | 1985 | Beaverhead River | ||
| Cooney State Park | Carbon | 309 acres (125 ha) | 1969 | Cooney Reservoir | ||
| Council Grove State Park | Missoula | 187 acres (76 ha) | ||||
| Elkhorn State Park | Jefferson | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||
| Finley Point State Park | Lake | 28 acres (11 ha) | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | ||
| First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park |
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Cascade | 1,481 acres (599 ha) | 1972 | Formerly Ulm Pishkun State Park | |
| Fish Creek State Park | Mineral | 6,200 acres (2,500 ha) | 2010 | Fish Creek | ||
| Fort Owen State Park | Ravalli | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | ||||
| Frenchtown Pond State Park | Missoula | 41 acres (17 ha) | 1972 | Frenchtown Pond | ||
| Giant Springs State Park |
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Cascade | 675 acres (273 ha) | 1972 | ||
| Granite Ghost Town State Park |
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Granite | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | Abandoned 1890's silver boomtown. | ||
| Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park | Sweet Grass | 98 acres (40 ha) | ||||
| Hell Creek State Park | Garfield | 337 acres (136 ha) | Fort Peck Lake | |||
| Lake Elmo State Park | Yellowstone | 183 acres (74 ha) | ||||
| Lake Mary Ronan State Park | Lake | 120 acres (49 ha) | Flathead Lake | |||
| Les Mason State Park | Flathead | 8 acres (3.2 ha) | ||||
| Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park |
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Jefferson | 2,920 acres (1,180 ha) | 1937 | ||
| Logan State Park | Lincoln | 18 acres (7.3 ha) | Middle Thompson Lake | |||
| Lone Pine State Park | Flathead | 251 acres (102 ha) | 1947 | |||
| Lost Creek State Park | Deer Lodge | 502 acres (203 ha) | Lost Creek | |||
| Madison Buffalo Jump State Park | Gallatin | 638 acres (258 ha) | ||||
| Makoshika State Park |
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Dawson | 11,634 acres (4,708 ha) | 1953 | ||
| Marias River State Park | Toole | 2,011 acres (814 ha) | ||||
| Medicine Rocks State Park |
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Carter | 330 acres (130 ha) | |||
| Missouri Headwaters State Park |
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Gallatin | 532 acres (215 ha) | Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers | ||
| North Shore State Park | Flathead | 160 acres (65 ha) | ||||
| Painted Rocks State Park | Ravalli | 23 acres (9.3 ha) | Painted Rocks Reservoir, Bitterroot River | |||
| Pictograph Cave State Park |
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Yellowstone | 93 acres (38 ha) | 1969 | ||
| Pirogue Island State Park | Custer | 210 acres (85 ha) | Yellowstone River | |||
| Placid Lake State Park | Powell | 31 acres (13 ha) | Placid Lake | |||
| Rosebud Battlefield State Park | Big Horn | 3,052 acres (1,235 ha) | 1978 | |||
| Salmon Lake State Park | Missoula | 42 acres (17 ha) | Salmon Lake, Clearwater River | |||
| Sluice Boxes State Park | Cascade | 1,451 acres (587 ha) | ||||
| Smith River State Park | Meagher | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | 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 acres (25 ha) | Spring Meadow Lake | |||
| Thompson Falls State Park |
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Sanders | 36 acres (15 ha) | Clark Fork, Noxon Rapids Reservoir | ||
| Tongue River Reservoir State Park | Big Horn | 642 acres (260 ha) | Tongue River Reservoir | |||
| Tower Rock State Park | Cascade | 140 acres (57 ha) | ||||
| Travelers' Rest State Park |
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Missoula | 41 acres (17 ha) | 2001 | Lolo Creek | |
| Wayfarers State Park | Lake | 67 acres (27 ha) | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | ||
| West Shore State Park | Lake | 129 acres (52 ha) | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | ||
| Whitefish Lake State Park |
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Flathead | 10 acres (4.0 ha) | Whitefish Lake | ||
| Wild Horse Island State Park | Lake | 2,164 acres (876 ha) | Flathead Lake | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park | ||
| Yellow Bay State Park | Lake | 15 acres (6.1 ha) | Flathead Lake, Yellow Bay Creek | Unit of Flathead Lake State Park |
Former state parks [edit]
Parker Homestead State Park in Jefferson County reverted to private ownership in 2010.
See also [edit]
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