Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING

CHAPTER 1. PARKS

Part 1. State Parks

Limits On Camping In Riparian Areas And Operation Of Off-Highway Vehicles

23-1-128. Limits on camping in riparian areas and operation of off-highway vehicles. (1) In order to protect riparian vegetation, provide for stable streambanks, reduce erosion, and provide for nutrient barriers to protect the quality of rivers and streams, camping in a motor vehicle, as defined in 61-1-101, is discouraged within 25 feet of a river or stream in state parks and fishing access sites.

(2) The operation of an off-highway vehicle, as defined in 23-2-801, within state parks and fishing access sites is prohibited except:

(a) for administrative purposes; or

(b) as designated by the department on roads, trails, or specific areas.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 474, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 191, L. 2011.