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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/visitation_at_northwest_montana_state_parks_up_over_last_year/15414/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: Northwest Montana’s state parks and fishing access sites, administered by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region One, are drawing increased numbers of visitors each year. According to Region One Parks Manager Dave Landstrom, visitation at the Region’s 12 state park sites totaled 417, 993 visitors for 2009, which is a 7% increase from 2008. The five Flathead Lake State Park units accounted for the majority of the increases in visitor numbers, especially in the sites with campgrounds. Logan State Park on Middle Thompson Lake and Thompson Falls State Park on the Clark Fork River also experienced substantial increases in visitation over 2008. In addition to the state park sites, the Region’s 34 fishing access sites hosted 428, 717 visitors. This level of use is similar to 2008.