Arod Lake is a state fishing access site located in northwest Montana. One of the region's several wildlife preserves, the Arod Lakes Waterfowl Production Area is worth getting off the beaten path to visit. The 800-acre unit is located about 15 miles northeast of Choteau.
Ashley Lake is located in northwest Montana at an elevation of 3500 feet. The lake is 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. There is a campground located on the north shore of the lake with a few tent and trailer sites.
Bean Lake state fishing access is located in northwest Montana near Great Falls. Fishing and boating may be enjoyed on the lake. At an elevation of 4500, the site encompasses 17 acres. There are 50 campsites. A boat launch, toilets and access for camp trailers are available.
Browne's Lake is a state fishing access site located in southwest Montana. There is a campground with restrooms and boat launch provided. There is a 7 day stay limit. Fishing and boating may be enjoyed on the lake. Inaccessible in the winter. On Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
This lake is used for power boating, water skiing, and fishing. Boat ramps are located at Bad Medicine Campground and Dorr Skeels Campground. Private property surrounds much of the lake. Elevation is 2300', and the best season for use of this lake is Spring through Fall.
Fished primarily by boat, this reservoir was once an excellent fishing area for rainbow, cutthroat, brook and brown trout, and largemouth bass. Unfortunately, it is being taken over by trash fish, and is fished mostly by locals who know the water.
Canyon Ferry has become one of Montana's foremost recreation areas because of its proximity to Helena, Great Falls and Butte. The reservoir covers 25 miles and there are 24 Bureau of Reclamation maintained recreation sites around the reservoir.
Recreation on Clark Canyon Reservoir and Barrett's Diversion Dam, located on the Beaverhead River south of Dillon, Montana, is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. Clark Canyon Reservoir is the site of Camp Fortunate, one of the more significant spots along the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Cliff and Wade Lakes sit on a geologic fault that formed a chasm that filled with water; cliffs surround much of the lakes' shorelines. Cliff Lake is the larger and somewhat more isolated of the two.
Daily Lake Campground has 35 tent and trailer campsites, restrooms, and drinking water. A small fee is required. Fishing and boating may be enjoyed at Daily Lake. Please limit your stay to 7 days. A disabled accessible fishing pier, boat dock and shade shelter are available.
In addition to a boat launch and fishing, this site offers excellent opportunities for waterfowl and wildlife viewing. Facilities include a public toilet, water, and parking.
Elk Lake, otherwise known as Simms Lake, is about 7 acres in a steep, little timbered pocket. The shore is rather brushy, with an old cabin on the southwest corner. Used mainly by locals, fishing is primarily for cutthroat trout.
Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in the lower 48 states, with over 200 square miles of water and 185 miles of shoreline. The southern half of Flathead Lake is within the boundary of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Flathead Reservation.
More than 50 different kinds of fish swim in Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana's largest body of water. The lake is about 134 miles in length and has a maximum depth of 220 feet when full. There are over 1,520 miles of shoreline, longer than the California coast.
Freezeout Lake is Montana's primary snow goose staging area, a place where as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans gather and rest before flying onward. In Spring, the snow geese head for Alberta and central Saskatchewan in Canada.
Georgetown Lake is a popular recreation area for boating, fishing, camping and windsurfing. It is a large; 3,000 acre, high; over 6,000 feet, mountain lake. The lake is surrounded by the Flint Creek Range to the north and the Pintlers to the south.
