BILLINGS — Lake Elmo State Park is grappling with vandalism.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials believe that the incident happened Monday, Aug. 11. Vandals apparently used a large rock to destroy a toilet, threw wet balls of toilet paper in the pavilion’s women’s restroom and painted the door, and destroyed 17 sprinkler heads on the lawn by the Fish, Wildlife, and Parks office.

Watch FWP talk about the vandalism at Lake Elmo State Park: Lake Elmo State Park dealing with vandalism

Joyce Vote regularly spends her time at the park and was in disbelief when she found out what happened.

“I'm amazed people can be so horrible,” Vote said Monday at the lake.

Vote emphasized the importance of taking care of the park’s serenity.

“If you have something nice, you take care of it,” Vot

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