Montana residents can visit state parks for free
June 16, 2005
All Montana residents have unlimited access to the state's 50 Montana State Parks and your Montana license plate gets you in free, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). About 73 percent of parks visitors were residents in 2004.
Also new is the Montana State Parks Internet Travel Planner available on the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks web site at fwp.mt.gov. Visitors can go to the Parks and Recreation page and then click on Plan a Visit.
Nonresident parks visitors will continue to pay $2-$5 for daily use of State Parks, depending on the park, or may purchase a State Parks Passport for $25 per nonresident vehicle on the FWP web site on the Parks and Recreation page, or at FWP regional offices. Residents and nonresidents pay camping fees, which range from $12 to $15 statewide.
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