List of Montana state parks

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	Lake / river	Remarks
			acres	ha
Ackley Lake State Park		Judith Basin		1940	Ackley Lake
Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park	File:Anaconda Stack.jpg	Deer Lodge		1986	none	The park cannot actually be accessed, but only viewed from a distance.
Bannack State Park	File:Abandoned hotel, Bannack MT 2007.jpg	Beaverhead		1954	Grasshopper Creek	The well-preserved ghost town of a one-time territorial capital.
Beaverhead Rock State Park	File:"The overland stage road between Ogden and Helena crossing the Beaver Head River at Point of Rocks ... by means of a pla - NARA - 520085.tif	Madison		1975	Beaverhead River
Beavertail Hill State Park	File:BeavertailHillStateParkview.JPG	Missoula		1968	Clark Fork
Big Arm State Park		Lake		1966	Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
Black Sandy State Park		Lewis and Clark		1980	Hauser Reservoir
Brush Lake State Park		Sheridan		2004	Brush Lake	There are no fish in this lake due to the mineral makeup of the water.
Chief Plenty Coups State Park	File:Plenty Coups Home NPS (1997).jpg	Big Horn		1961	Pryor Creek
Clark's Lookout State Park		Beaverhead		1985	Beaverhead River
Cooney State Park		Carbon		1970	Cooney Reservoir
Council Grove State Park		Missoula		1978	Clark Fork River
Elkhorn State Park	File:Fraternity Hall 29.jpg	Jefferson		1980	none
Finley Point State Park	File:View of Flathead Lake (14540687703).jpg	Lake		1965	Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park	File:FIrst People's Buffalo Jump.jpg	Cascade		1972	none	Formerly Ulm Pishkun State Park
Fish Creek State Park		Mineral		2010	Fish Creek
Fort Owen State Park	File:Npnht-bitteroot-stevensville-montana-fort-owen-state-park-april-17-2012-rogermpeterson-001 (7166419607).jpg	Ravalli		1956	Mill Creek
Frenchtown Pond State Park		Missoula		1972	Frenchtown Pond
Giant Springs State Park	File:Giant Springs03.JPG	Cascade		1972	Missouri River and Roe River
Granite Ghost Town State Park	File:Granite1895.jpg	Granite		1975	none	Abandoned 1890s silver boomtown.
Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park	File:Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park (9277701198).jpg	Sweet Grass		1974	none
Hell Creek State Park	File:Hell Creek State Park.jpg	Garfield		1966	Fort Peck Lake
Lake Elmo State Park	File:BIllings, Montana Lake Elmo.JPG	Yellowstone		1983	Lake Elmo
Lake Mary Ronan State Park	File:Lake Mary Ronan.jpg	Lake		1967	Flathead Lake
Les Mason State Park		Flathead		1983	Whitefish Lake
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park	File:From the mouth of the Lewis and Clark Caverns.jpg	Jefferson		1935	none
Logan State Park		Lincoln		1967	Middle Thompson Lake
Lone Pine State Park		Flathead		1941	none
Lost Creek State Park	File:LostCreekStateParkMontana.JPG	Deer Lodge		1957	Lost Creek
Milltown State Park		Missoula		2012	Clark Fork and Blackfoot rivers
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park	File:Madison Buffalo Jump, Logan, Montana.jpg	Gallatin		1966	none
Makoshika State Park	File:Makoshika view.jpg	Dawson		1953	none
Marias River State Park		Toole		2009	Marias River
Medicine Rocks State Park	File:Medicine Rocks State Park.jpg	Carter		1957	none
Missouri Headwaters State Park	File:MadisionJeffersonConfluence.jpg	Gallatin		1947	Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers
North Shore State Park		Flathead		n/a	Flathead Lake
Painted Rocks State Park		Ravalli		1963	Painted Rocks Reservoir, Bitterroot River
Pictograph Cave State Park	File:PcaveRockFormations.JPG	Yellowstone		1969	none
Pirogue Island State Park		Custer		1982	Yellowstone River
Placid Lake State Park	File:Placid Lake.jpg	Powell		1977	Placid Lake
Rosebud Battlefield State Park	File:RosebudBattlefield4.jpg	Big Horn		1978	none
Salmon Lake State Park		Missoula		1977	Salmon Lake, Clearwater River
Sluice Boxes State Park	File:Sluice Boxes State Park.jpg	Cascade		1974	Belt Creek
Smith River State Park	File:Rafting the Smith River (14225179534).jpg	Meagher		1960	Smith River	segment of the river with only one public put-in and one public take-out for the entire stretch.
Somers Beach State Park		Flathead		2021	Flathead Lake
Spring Meadow Lake State Park		Lewis and Clark		1981	Spring Meadow Lake
Thompson Falls State Park	File:ClarkForkRiveratThompsonFallsStatePark.JPG	Sanders		1960	Clark Fork, Noxon Rapids Reservoir
Tongue River Reservoir State Park	File:TongueRiverReservoir.jpg	Big Horn		1983	Tongue River Reservoir
Tower Rock State Park	File:Tower Rock and State Park 01.jpg	Cascade		2004	Near Missouri River
Travelers' Rest State Park	File:Traveler's Rest State Park view of mountains 2 20121228.JPG	Missoula		2001	Lolo Creek
Wayfarers State Park		Lake		1969	Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
West Shore State Park		Lake		1955	Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
Whitefish Lake State Park	File:Whitefish Lake State Park Montana.JPG	Flathead		1960	Whitefish Lake
Wild Horse Island State Park		Lake		1977	Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
Yellow Bay State Park	File:Yellow Bay IMG 6260.jpg	Lake		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

• List of U.S. national parks

External links

• Montana State Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks