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Families go for a swim at Placid Lake Beach over the summer. In 2020, Montana State Parks saw an increase of almost 25% over its third quarter according to a FWP visitation update. Placid Lake State Park's number of visitors increased by 36% and it had the highest visitation for Region 2.
In 2020, Montana State Parks saw an increase of almost 25% in the number of visitors compared to the same time period last year. Parks experienced around 3,000,000 visitors between January and September.
Around 80% of Montana State Parks saw increased visitation throughout the year with eight parks exceeding 100,000 visitors.