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.

The address for this beautiful park is 4803 Giant Springs Road.

It was established as a state park in the 1970s, but its history goes back much further.

In June of 1805, the Lewis & Clark expedition passed through this area, where they discovered the giant spring.

It was the largest freshwater spring they had ever seen.

Giant Springs flows at an astounding 156-190 million gallons of water per day.

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

The water has been carbon dated and is estimated to be 3,000 years old.

The temperature stays around 54 degrees consistently.

The spring flows into the Roe River, which happens to be the world's shortest.

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

The park even has an onsite fish hatchery, which is great for children (and kids at heart) to see.

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

And, of course, you never know what kind of wildlife you'll see.

This pelican was just hanging out by the spring.

Giant Springs State Park is a must-see for all Montanans.

It's open daily year-round from 8 a.m. until sunset.

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