Salmon Lake State Park spans 42 acres at 3,917 feet elevation on the eastern shore of Salmon Lake, a natural impoundment in the Clearwater River chain of lakes, located five miles south of Seeley Lake, Montana, between the Mission and Swan mountain ranges.
Finley Point Unit of Flathead Lake State Park covers 28 acres on a secluded peninsula along the southeast shore of Montana's largest natural freshwater lake, about 12 miles north of Polson via Montana Highway 35.
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana, is a 25,000 square-foot museum situated on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, dedicated to telling the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Avalanche Lake is a stunning alpine lake located in Glacier National Park, Montana, accessible via a moderate 5.9-mile hike that begins with the Trail of the Cedars, a boardwalk through an ancient cedar forest.
Medicine Rocks State Park in southeastern Montana is a small, remote state park known for its striking sandstone pillars that rise up to about 60–80 feet above rolling prairie grasslands, giving the landscape a sculpted, Swiss-cheese appearance shaped by millions of years of wind and water erosion.
Tongue River Reservoir State Park in southeastern Montana, near Decker, covers 642 acres along a 12-mile-long reservoir formed by damming the Tongue River amid striking red shale canyons, juniper bluffs, and open prairies.
Lost Trail Ski Area is a family-friendly ski resort on the Montana-Idaho border in the northern Rocky Mountains, operating for over 80 years and known for its affordable rates and excellent snow conditions.
Glacier National Park in Montana, established in 1910, covers over 1,500 square miles and is renowned for its dramatic Rocky Mountain landscapes shaped by glaciers, including U-shaped valleys, alpine meadows, pristine lakes, and rugged peaks.
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park in Gallatin County, Montana, near Logan and 22 miles west of Bozeman, spans 638 acres around a high limestone cliff on the edge of the Madison River Valley used by Native Americans for nearly 2,000 years as a buffalo jump to stampede bison herds over for efficient hunting.
Painted Rocks State Park covers 23 acres at 4,724 feet elevation in the West Fork Valley of the Bitterroot Mountains, 24 miles south of Darby, Montana, along the shores of Painted Rocks Reservoir amid granite and rhyolite cliffs vividly colored by green, yellow, and orange lichens.
Lone Pine State Park spans 270 acres on the southwest edge of Kalispell, Montana, offering sweeping overlooks of Flathead Valley, Flathead Lake, Jewel Basin, Big Mountain, and Glacier National Park on clear days.
Hell Creek Recreation Area spans 337 acres on the Hell Creek Arm of Fort Peck Lake in Garfield County, Montana, about 20 miles north of Jordan, managed by the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
Lake Mary Ronan State Park covers 120 acres on the east shore of its namesake 1,500-acre lake, seven miles northwest of Dayton, Montana, at 3,727 feet elevation amid Douglas fir and western larch forests.
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park in Montana is home to one of the most decorated limestone caverns in North America, discovered in 1892 and established as Montana's first state park in 1938.
Pictograph Cave State Park, located just southeast of Billings, Montana, is a 23-acre park that preserves three sandstone caves—Pictograph, Middle, and Ghost Caves—home to ancient rock art created by prehistoric hunters over 2,100 years ago.
