Welcome to Park County

Published: 2020
By Mary Anne Keyes

Park County, located just north of Yellowstone National Park, provides the only year-round gateway entrance. The county itself encompasses over 1.7 million acres, including 57% public lands and the highest peak in Montana – Granite Peak. Just over 16,000 residents enjoy the beautiful expanse of scenic mountains and river valleys the landscape offers. Tourism and hospitality, healthcare and social services, government, and agriculture are major economic drivers in Park County. Nine communities are spread throughout the county beginning with Wilsall in the north and ending with Cooke City in the far southeast. The Park County MSU Extension office has four staff members who provide research-based, non-biased information to county clientele.