▁the ▁bill ▁did ▁not ▁pass , ▁MD OT ▁officials ▁paid ▁he ed ▁to ▁public ▁sentiment ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁transferred ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁site ▁en clos ing ▁Tower ▁Rock ▁to ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Department ▁of ▁Fish , ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Park s . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁state ▁park ▁ ▁Tower ▁Rock ▁State ▁Park ▁is ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Great ▁F alls ▁in ▁Cas cade ▁County , ▁Mont ana . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁accessed ▁from ▁inter change ▁number ▁ 2 4 7 ▁on ▁Inter state ▁ 1 5 . ▁The ▁state ▁park ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁C any on , ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁can y on ▁that ▁begins ▁at ▁C any on ▁Fer ry ▁Dam ▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁Tower ▁Rock . ▁ ▁Tower ▁Rock ▁State ▁Park ▁has ▁changed ▁little ▁from ▁when ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁first ▁saw ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁un im pro ved ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁state ▁park ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁remained ▁und e velop ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁however , ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ▁and ▁interpret ative ▁sign age ▁had ▁been ▁added ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁A ▁ ▁trail ▁led ▁from ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁toward ▁the ▁s addle ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁out cro ps . ▁Use ▁of ▁Tower ▁Rock ▁State ▁Park ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁day light ▁hours ▁only