The best hot spring camping in Montana.

With 54 state parks to explore, camping in Montana can mean anything from the stony, lakeside beaches of Les Mason State Park to a brush with the friendly critters that inhabit Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park. Get in touch with your inner archaeologist at Makoshika State Park, where dinosaur fossils can be found tucked beneath the pine and juniper trees. Glacier National Park is referred to as the "Crown of the Continent," and one trek along the Highline Trail, a walk to the base of Grinnell Glacier, or a trip along any other patch of the 700 miles of trails offered here will remind you why. In this iconic park, vast green valleys cut through some of the most awe-inspiring peaks around, including Montana's share of the Rocky Mountains. While visiting, make room in your itinerary for a trip to one of the state's seven tribal reservations that remain a rich and vital part of Montana's cultural tapestry.