Title 23, Parks Recreation, Sports, and Gambling, Chapter 1, Parks, Part 1, State Parks
Synopsis: This is a law under Montana Codes Annotated that applies to state parks and fishing access sites (FAS), banning camping within 25 feet from the water’s edge of a river or stream. It also bans the use of off-highway vehicles in state parks and fishing access sites, except where the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Park has specifically permitted.
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.
