State Park · Montana, United States
Giant Springs State Park
Giant Springs State Park is a state park in Montana, United States.
Photo: Montanabw via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Cascade, Montana, United States |
| Coordinates | 47.5342° N, 111.2300° W |
| Managed by | Montana state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Giant Springs State Park
Giant Springs is a large first-magnitude spring located near Great Falls, Montana and is the central feature of Giant Springs State Park. Its water has a constant temperature of 54 °F (12 °C) and originates from snowmelt in the Little Belt Mountains, 60 miles (97 km) away. According to chlorofluorocarbon dating, the water takes about 3,000 years to travel underground before returning to the surface at the springs. Giant Springs is formed by an opening in a part of the Madison aquifer, a vast aquifer underlying 5 U.S. States and 3 Canadian Provinces.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
Getting there
| Nearest town | Great Falls, Montana |
|---|---|
| Getting there | near Great Falls |
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Great Falls International Airport (GTF) · Great Falls, United States · 7.5 miles away
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) · Helena, United States · 73.2 miles away
- Havre City County Airport (HVR) · Havre, United States · 97.1 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in Montana
Frequently asked questions
Where is Giant Springs State Park?
Giant Springs State Park is in Montana, United States (47.5342° N, 111.2300° W).
How do I get to Giant Springs State Park?
The nearest town is Great Falls, Montana. near Great Falls.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Montana_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Montana state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Springs — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).