Makoa Aneca, of Bigfork, jumps into Flathead Lake from a cliff at the Wayfarers Unit of Flathead Lake State Park in Bigfork on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
July 6, 2021
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Flathead Lake state parks see visitation declines
The state parks around Flathead Lake remained a popular destination last year, visitation data shows, but not matching the record-setting levels of the last two years.
Montana state parks report record visitation
Montana's state parks recorded more than 1.57 million visitors in the first half of 2021, an 11% increase over the same period last year and a 44% increase over the same period in 2019, the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks says in a new report.
Kalispell records 4th hottest June
Last month was the fourth hottest June on record in Kalispell, thanks in large part to the extreme heat wave that roasted the region the final week of the month.