Posted in Montana
August 12, 2018
This Montana Park Has Endless Boardwalks And You’ll Want To Explore Them All
Without a doubt, the gem of Great Falls is Giant Springs State Park. The park offers up-close-and-personal glimpses of the giant spring once discovered by Lewis & Clark, not to mention the world’s shortest river. And you can see it all from the boardwalks that line the park.
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It was established as a state park in the 1970s, but its history goes back much further.

It was the largest freshwater spring they had ever seen.

And you can see it all from the boardwalks that surround it.

The temperature stays around 54 degrees consistently.

It's even listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Giant Springs Trout Hatchery dates back to 1928 and was reconstructed in the 1980s.

This pelican was just hanging out by the spring.

It's open daily year-round from 8 a.m. until sunset.
We’ve got some truly incredible state parks here in Montana. Here’s a great list of must-see spots.