Funny One Star Ratings For Montana’s Most Popular State Park

Montana Is Home To 55 State Parks

Montana thrives thanks to all the tourists that come to our state wanting to see the awe-inspiring beauty we offer travelers.

While both Glacier and Yellowstone get most of the attention, Montana is home to 55 state parks.

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How Many People Visit Montana Each Year?

In both 2022 and 2023, we saw almost 12 and a half million people come to the Big Sky.

Last year that meant a total of about 5.45 billion, which was down from the year 5.82 billion the year prior.

Now I understand people are unique, and that means there will be different opinions when it comes to ratings, but the 1-star ratings for Montana's most visited state park are ridiculous.

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What Is Montana's Most Popular State Park?

As we mentioned earlier, Glacier National Park (2,933,616 visitors) and Yellowstone National Park (4,501,382 visitors) get most of the tourists, but our state parks also see plenty of visitors.

Here is the total number of tourists for the most visited state parks in 2023:

• Giant Springs (Great Falls) 584,810
• Flathead Lake – six units (Kalispell) 332,063
• Spring Meadow Lake (Helena) 169,348
• Lake Elmo (Billings) 165,041
• Cooney Reservoir (Roberts) 148,344
• Thompson Chain of Lakes (Marion) 134,990
• Lone Pine (Kalispell) 132,054

So Giant Springs is our most popular state park, and currently it has a 4.8 rating with 2,439 reviews on Google, but what do the people who rated it a 1-star have to say about the state park that is also home to the shortest river in the world?