{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-1-128","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-1-128","heading":"Limits on camping in riparian areas and operation of off-highway vehicles.","body":"(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.\n(2) The operation of an off-highway vehicle, as defined in 23-2-801, within state parks and fishing access sites is prohibited except:\n(a) for administrative purposes; or\n(b) as designated by the department on roads, trails, or specific areas.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 1. PARKS","Part 1. State Parks"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0280/0230-0010-0010-0280.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:47Z","sha256":"ce2cffa54fdd30faf4806b1f19023e06afe2cade4d030d006ab9e72a7c28130f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-1-127","next":"us-mt/23-1-129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}