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

Park Name	Image	County or Counties	Area in acres (ha)		Date founded	Stream(s) and / or Lake(s)	Remarks
			acres	ha
Ackley Lake State Park		Judith Basin	160	65		Ackley Lake
Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park		Deer Lodge	12	4.9	1986		The park cannot actually be accessed, but only viewed from a distance.
Bannack State Park		Beaverhead	1,529	619	1954		The well-preserved ghost town of a one-time territorial capital.
Beaverhead Rock State Park		Madison	71	29		Beaverhead River
Beavertail Hill State Park		Missoula	65	26		Clark Fork
Big Arm State Park		Lake	217	88		Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
Black Sandy State Park		Lewis and Clark	43	17		Hauser Reservoir
Brush Lake State Park		Sheridan	450	180		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	79	1965
Clark's Lookout State Park		Beaverhead	7	2.8	1985	Beaverhead River
Cooney State Park		Carbon	309	125	1969	Cooney Reservoir
Council Grove State Park		Missoula	187	76
Elkhorn State Park		Jefferson	1	0.40
Finley Point State Park		Lake	28	11		Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park		Cascade	1,481	599	1972		Formerly Ulm Pishkun State Park
Fish Creek State Park		Mineral	6,200	2,500	2010	Fish Creek
Fort Owen State Park		Ravalli	2	0.81
Frenchtown Pond State Park		Missoula	41	17	1972	Frenchtown Pond
Giant Springs State Park		Cascade	675	273	1972
Granite Ghost Town State Park		Granite	1	0.40			Abandoned 1890s silver boomtown.
Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park		Sweet Grass	98	40
Hell Creek State Park		Garfield	337	136		Fort Peck Lake
Lake Elmo State Park		Yellowstone	183	74
Lake Mary Ronan State Park		Lake	120	49		Flathead Lake
Les Mason State Park		Flathead	8	3.2
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park		Jefferson	2,920	1,180	1937
Logan State Park		Lincoln	18	7.3		Middle Thompson Lake
Lone Pine State Park		Flathead	251	102	1947
Lost Creek State Park		Deer Lodge	502	203		Lost Creek
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park		Gallatin	638	258
Makoshika State Park		Dawson	11,634	4,708	1953
Marias River State Park		Toole	2,011	814
Medicine Rocks State Park		Carter	330	130
Missouri Headwaters State Park		Gallatin	532	215		Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers
North Shore State Park		Flathead	160	65
Painted Rocks State Park		Ravalli	23	9.3		Painted Rocks Reservoir, Bitterroot River
Pictograph Cave State Park		Yellowstone	93	38	1969
Pirogue Island State Park		Custer	210	85		Yellowstone River
Placid Lake State Park		Powell	31	13		Placid Lake
Rosebud Battlefield State Park		Big Horn	3,052	1,235	1978
Salmon Lake State Park		Missoula	42	17		Salmon Lake, Clearwater River
Sluice Boxes State Park		Cascade	1,451	587
Smith River State Park		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		Spring Meadow Lake
Thompson Falls State Park		Sanders	36	15		Clark Fork, Noxon Rapids Reservoir
Tongue River Reservoir State Park		Big Horn	642	260		Tongue River Reservoir
Tower Rock State Park		Cascade	140	57
Travelers' Rest State Park		Missoula	41	17	2001	Lolo Creek
Wayfarers State Park		Lake	67	27		Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
West Shore State Park		Lake	129	52		Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
Whitefish Lake State Park	100px	Flathead	10	4.0		Whitefish Lake
Wild Horse Island State Park		Lake	2,164	876		Flathead Lake	Unit of Flathead Lake State Park
Yellow Bay State Park		Lake	15	6.1		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