Wayfarers State Park

Wayfarers State Park
Montana State Park
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Flathead

Elevation	2,923 ft (891 m)
Coordinates	48°03′17″N 114°04′32″W / 48.0548°N 114.07543°W / 48.0548; -114.07543Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 114°04′32″W / 48.0548°N 114.07543°W / 48.0548; -114.07543

Area	67 acres (27 ha)

Founded	unspecified
Management	Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Location of Wayfarers State Park in Montana

Wayfarers State Park , 0.5 miles south of Bigfork, Montana.,^[1] overlooks Flathead Lake and hosts 40 campsites and a boat ramp.^[2] In 2013, 133,000 individuals visited the park.^[3]

Recreation

Wayfarers hosts the annual Northern Rockies Paddlefest at Wayfarers State Park, which in 2013 attracted over 200 participants.^[4] Visitors may access the boat ramp for aquatic activities, and fisherman may fish the waters of Flathead Lake.^[5] On February 23, 2016 development plans were announced by Montana State Parks for the improvement of a bicycle campground area, to feature spots for 10 campsites, and bicycle related amenities.^[6] Paddleboarders may compete in the Flathead Lake Sup Classic, featuring 6 mile and 1 mile races.^[7]

Flora and Fauna

The canopy is dominated by pine and fir trees, beneath which bloom seasonal wildflowers.^[8] In 1998, The Harry Horn Native Plant Garden was planted, featuring botanical education opportunities and many wildflowers including arrowleaf balsamroot, indian paintbrush, silky lupine, and death camas ^[9]

References

↑ Wayfarers State Park Missoula Independent
↑ Wayfarers State Park, , Montana State Parks
↑ Wayfarers State Park Renovation Breaks Ground, Bigfork Eagle, Flathead News Group, July 8, 2015
↑ Tabish, Dillon, May 26, 2013, Flathead Beacon
↑ Lomax, Becky. 55. Wayfarers State Park. Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho camping. Avalon Travel, Jan 13 2015
↑ Four Montana State Parks Getting New Bicycle Campsites, MTPR NEWS, February 23, 2016
↑ Flathead Lake Sup Classic 2015
↑ Graham, Kenneth L., Camping Montana, page 42, Falcon Guide, May 1, 2003
↑ Harry Horn Native Plant Garden, Flathead Core, 2012

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Protected areas of Montana

Federal

National Parks	Glacier Yellowstone

National Monuments	Little Bighorn Battlefield Pompeys Pillar (BLM) Upper Missouri River Breaks (BLM)

National Battlefield	Big Hole

National Historical Parks & Historic Sites	Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS Nez Perce NHP

National Historic & Scenic Trails	Lewis and Clark NHT Nez Perce NHT Continental Divide NST Pacific Northwest NST

National Recreation Area	Bighorn Canyon

National Wildlife Refuges	Benton Lake Black Coulee Bowdoin Charles M. Russell Creedman Coulee Hailstone Halfbreed Lake Hewitt Lake Lake Mason Lake Thibadeau Lamesteer Lee Metcalf Lost Trail Medicine Lake National Bison Range Ninepipe Pablo Red Rock Lakes Swan River UL Bend War Horse

National Forests	Beaverhead Bitterroot Custer Flathead Gallatin Helena Kootenai Lewis and Clark Lolo

National Wilderness	Absaroka-Beartooth Anaconda-Pintler Bear Trap Canyon Bob Marshall Cabinet Mountains Gates of the Mountains Great Bear Lee Metcalf Medicine Lake Mission Mountains Rattlesnake Red Rock Lakes Scapegoat Selway-Bitterroot UL Bend Welcome Creek

National Wild & Scenic Rivers	Flathead Missouri

State

State Parks	Ackley Lake Anaconda Smoke Stack Bannack Beaverhead Rock Beavertail Hill Big Arm Black Sandy Brush Lake Camp Baker Chief Plenty Coups Clark's Lookout Cooney Council Grove Eden Bridge Elkhorn Finley First Peoples Buffalo Jump Fort Owen Frenchtown Pond Giant Springs Granite Ghost Town Greycliff Prairie Dog Town Hell Creek Lake Elmo Lake Mary Ronan Lewis and Clark Logan Lone Pine Lost Creek Madison Buffalo Jump Makoshika Medicine Rocks Missouri Headwaters Painted Rocks Parker Homestead Pictograph Cave Pirogue Island Placid Lake Rosebud Battlefield Salmon Lake Sluice Boxes Smith River Spring Meadow Lake Thompson Falls Tongue River Reservoir Tower Rock Travelers' Rest Wayfarers West Shore Whitefish Lake Wild Horse Island Yellow Bay

State Forests	Clearwater Coal Creek Lincoln Lubrecht Experimental Forest Stillwater Sula Swan River Thompson River

Wildlife Management Areas	Amelia Island Aunt Molly Badlands Beartooth Beckman Big Lake Blackfoot-Clearwater Blackleaf Blue Eyed Nellie Bowdoin Buffalo Head Park Bull River Calf Creek Canyon Creek Canyon Ferry Dodson Creek Dodson Dam Dome Mountain Ear Mountain Elk Island F Island Flathead Lake Flathead River Fleecer Mountain Fox Lake Freezout Lake Fresno Reservoir Fresno Tailwater Gallatin Garrity Mountain Grant Marsh Gravelly-Blacktail Haymaker Hinsdale Horseshoe Lake Howard Valley Isaac Homestead Judith River Kootenai/Falls Kootenai/West Kootenai/Woods Ranch Lake Helena Lost Creek Lower Stillwater Lake Madison-Bear Creek Madison-Wall Creek Milk River Mount Haggin Mount Jumbo Mount Silcox Nevada Lake Ninepipe North Swan Valley CE Pablo Ray Kuhns Robb-Ledford Rookery Roundhom Sanders Seven Sisters Silver Gate Silver Run Smith River Sun River Swan Lake Thompson-Fisher CE Three Mile Threemile Vandalia War Dance Island Warm Springs

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